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#3C8FE2

#3c8fe2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c8fe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 56.08% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.45% cyan, 36.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.261

Complementary

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #e28f3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #e23c3c
  3. #e2e23c

Analogous

  1. #3ce2e2
  2. #3c8fe2
  3. #3c3ce2

Triadic

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #e23c8f
  3. #8fe23c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #8f3ce2
  3. #e28f3c
  4. #8fe23c

Square

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #e23ce2
  3. #e28f3c
  4. #3ce23c

Monochromatic

  1. #114374
  2. #1b69b6
  3. #3c8fe2
  4. #7fb5ec
  5. #c1dcf6

Shades

#3c8fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #3681cb
  3. #3072b5
  4. #2a649e
  5. #245688
  6. #1e4871
  7. #18395a
  8. #122b44
  9. #0c1d2d
  10. #060e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #509ae5
  3. #63a5e8
  4. #77b1eb
  5. #8abcee
  6. #9ec7f1
  7. #b1d2f3
  8. #c5ddf6
  9. #d8e9f9
  10. #ecf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8fe2
  2. #438ed8
  3. #4a8cce
  4. #508bc5
  5. #5789bb
  6. #5e88b1
  7. #6586a7
  8. #6c859d
  9. #728394
  10. #79828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6994e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5085e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a92e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4989e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8fe2 {
  color: #3c8fe2;
}
Background
.bg-3c8fe2 {
  background-color: #3c8fe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #3c8fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 143 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8fe2, #3c3ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 143 226 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.07 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.97 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.96 #c3701d Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#3c8fe2  rgb(60, 143, 226)  hsl(210, 74%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#e28f3c  rgb(226, 143, 60)  hsl(30, 74%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#e23c8f  rgb(226, 60, 143)  hsl(330, 74%, 56%)  Deep Pink
#8fe23c  rgb(143, 226, 60)  hsl(90, 74%, 56%)  Inchworm