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#428ECC

#428ecc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#428ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 55.69% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.65% cyan, 30.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 206.96°, with 57.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2486

Complementary

  1. #428ecc
  2. #cc8042

Split complementary

  1. #428ecc
  2. #cc4249
  3. #ccc542

Analogous

  1. #42ccc5
  2. #428ecc
  3. #4249cc

Triadic

  1. #428ecc
  2. #cc428e
  3. #8ecc42

Tetradic

  1. #428ecc
  2. #8042cc
  3. #cc8042
  4. #8ecc42

Square

  1. #428ecc
  2. #c542cc
  3. #cc8042
  4. #49cc42

Monochromatic

  1. #193e5c
  2. #296698
  3. #428ecc
  4. #7eb2dc
  5. #bad6ed

Shades

#428ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #428ecc
  2. #3b80b8
  3. #3572a3
  4. #2e638f
  5. #28557a
  6. #214766
  7. #1a3952
  8. #142b3d
  9. #0d1c29
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#428ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #428ecc
  2. #5599d1
  3. #68a5d6
  4. #7bb0db
  5. #8ebbe0
  6. #a1c7e6
  7. #b3d2eb
  8. #c6ddf0
  9. #d9e8f5
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#428ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #428ecc
  2. #488dc4
  3. #4e8bbd
  4. #558ab5
  5. #5b88ae
  6. #6187a6
  7. #67869e
  8. #6d8497
  9. #74838f
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7290cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f83cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5587cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-428ecc {
  color: #428ecc;
}
Background
.bg-428ecc {
  background-color: #428ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-428ecc {
  border: 2px solid #428ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #428ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 142 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-428ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #428ecc, #4249cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-428ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 142 204 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.72 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.66 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.39 #bd7133 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#428ecc  rgb(66, 142, 204)  hsl(207, 58%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#cc8042  rgb(204, 128, 66)  hsl(27, 58%, 53%)  Peru
#cc428e  rgb(204, 66, 142)  hsl(327, 58%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8ecc42  rgb(142, 204, 66)  hsl(87, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green