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#428EEC

#428eec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#428eec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 39.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 213.18°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2656

Complementary

  1. #428eec
  2. #eca042

Split complementary

  1. #428eec
  2. #ec4b42
  3. #e3ec42

Analogous

  1. #42e3ec
  2. #428eec
  3. #4b42ec

Triadic

  1. #428eec
  2. #ec428e
  3. #8eec42

Tetradic

  1. #428eec
  2. #a042ec
  3. #eca042
  4. #8eec42

Square

  1. #428eec
  2. #ec42e3
  3. #eca042
  4. #42ec4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4487
  2. #1567cd
  3. #428eec
  4. #88b8f3
  5. #cde1fa

Shades

#428eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #428eec
  2. #3b80d4
  3. #3572bd
  4. #2e63a5
  5. #28558e
  6. #214776
  7. #1a395e
  8. #142b47
  9. #0d1c2f
  10. #070e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#428eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #428eec
  2. #5599ee
  3. #68a5f0
  4. #7bb0f2
  5. #8ebbf4
  6. #a1c7f6
  7. #b3d2f7
  8. #c6ddf9
  9. #d9e8fb
  10. #ecf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#428eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #428eec
  2. #488de1
  3. #4e8bd6
  4. #558acc
  5. #5b88c1
  6. #6187b6
  7. #6786ab
  8. #6d84a0
  9. #748396
  10. #7a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6295f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4686ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5792ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4589eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-428eec {
  color: #428eec;
}
Background
.bg-428eec {
  background-color: #428eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-428eec {
  border: 2px solid #428eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #428eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 142 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-428eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #428eec, #4b42ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-428eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 142 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.93 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.16 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.57 #bd7113 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#428eec  rgb(66, 142, 236)  hsl(213, 82%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#eca042  rgb(236, 160, 66)  hsl(33, 82%, 59%)  Neon Carrot
#ec428e  rgb(236, 66, 142)  hsl(333, 82%, 59%)  Deep Pink
#8eec42  rgb(142, 236, 66)  hsl(93, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green