Bleu De France is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ce7318 |
| Complementary Color | #e68c31 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bleu De France Color. The Curious Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Button Blue (#24a0ed) for more energetic effect. Try Rockman Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e68c31 is the best complementary color to Bleu De France. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #318ce7 complementary color is Fire Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Picton Blue are #31e6e6 and #3131e6. Thus found on the left and right of #318ce7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Bleu De France.
The split-complementary Bleu De France palette consists of #e6e631 and #e63131 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e68c31). Try Pear and Alizarin Crimson colors in combination with #318ce7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #318ce7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bleu De France. Thus Inch Worm and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bleu De France contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire Bush, Shocking Pink, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #318ce7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bleu De France tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e68c31) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Fire Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6318c and #31e68c.
In a RGB color space, hex #318ce7 is made of 12% red, 33% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Bleu De France has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 79.13% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #318ce7 is made of 71.37% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #318ce7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,140,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 33%, 55% |
| CMYK | 71.37, 35.69, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(210,79.13%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,78.79%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2491,4.9228,-53.5302) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0685,25.1787,79.14) |