Bleu De France (#318CE7)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.48:1 — vs black: 6.04:1

Color values

  • HEX #318CE7
  • RGB rgb(49, 140, 231)
  • HSL hsl(210, 78%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 78.79, 39.39, 0, 9.41 )
  • Websafe #3399FF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #318CE7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#E78C31
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#31E7E7
#3131E7
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#E7318C
#8CE731
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#E73131
#E7E731
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#E731E7
#E78C31
#31E731
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bleu De France
#318CE7 Base
#0D4072
#1566B6
#1978D6
#56A0EB
#76B2EF
#BAD9F7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bleu De France, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#030D17
#082644
#0D4072
#1359A0
#1873CD
Bleu De France #318CE7 Base
#56A0EB
#7AB5F0
#9FC9F4
#C4DEF8
#E8F2FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #318CE7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #318CE7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #318CE7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #318CE7;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #318CE7,
        #FAE7D4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #318CE7,
        #FAE7D4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$bleu-de-france: #318CE7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bleu-de-france-r: 49;
$bleu-de-france-g: 140;
$bleu-de-france-b: 231;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bleu-de-france;
    color: rgba($bleu-de-france-r, $bleu-de-france-g, $bleu-de-france-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Bleu De France appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #318CE7 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7A7AE8 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8686E7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #009B9B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #898989 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bleu De France ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bleu De France #318CE7 Base
Dodger Blue #1E90FF ΔE 2.41
United Nations Blue #5B92E5 ΔE 4.38
Brilliant Azure #3399FF ΔE 4.56
Azure #007FFF ΔE 5.02

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.