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#428EED

#428eed ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#428eed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 40.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.2662

Complementary

  1. #428eed
  2. #eda142

Split complementary

  1. #428eed
  2. #ed4b42
  3. #e4ed42

Analogous

  1. #42e4ed
  2. #428eed
  3. #4b42ed

Triadic

  1. #428eed
  2. #ed428e
  3. #8eed42

Tetradic

  1. #428eed
  2. #a142ed
  3. #eda142
  4. #8eed42

Square

  1. #428eed
  2. #ed42e4
  3. #eda142
  4. #42ed4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4489
  2. #1467cf
  3. #428eed
  4. #88b8f4
  5. #cee2fa

Shades

#428eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #428eed
  2. #3b80d5
  3. #3572be
  4. #2e63a6
  5. #28558e
  6. #214777
  7. #1a395f
  8. #142b47
  9. #0d1c2f
  10. #070e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#428eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #428eed
  2. #5599ef
  3. #68a5f1
  4. #7bb0f2
  5. #8ebbf4
  6. #a1c7f6
  7. #b3d2f8
  8. #c6ddfa
  9. #d9e8fb
  10. #ecf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#428eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #428eed
  2. #488de2
  3. #4e8bd7
  4. #558acc
  5. #5b88c1
  6. #6187b7
  7. #6786ac
  8. #6d84a1
  9. #748396
  10. #7a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6196f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4586eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5693ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4489ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-428eed {
  color: #428eed;
}
Background
.bg-428eed {
  background-color: #428eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-428eed {
  border: 2px solid #428eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #428eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 142 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-428eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #428eed, #4b42ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-428eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 142 237 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.03 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.62 #bd7112 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#428eed  rgb(66, 142, 237)  hsl(213, 83%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#eda142  rgb(237, 161, 66)  hsl(33, 83%, 59%)  Neon Carrot
#ed428e  rgb(237, 66, 142)  hsl(333, 83%, 59%)  Deep Pink
#8eed42  rgb(142, 237, 66)  hsl(93, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green