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#438CCF

#438ccf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438ccf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.63% cyan, 32.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 208.71°, with 59.32% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #438ccf
  2. #cf8643

Split complementary

  1. #438ccf
  2. #cf4346
  3. #cfcc43

Analogous

  1. #43cfcc
  2. #438ccf
  3. #4346cf

Triadic

  1. #438ccf
  2. #cf438c
  3. #8ccf43

Tetradic

  1. #438ccf
  2. #8643cf
  3. #cf8643
  4. #8ccf43

Square

  1. #438ccf
  2. #cc43cf
  3. #cf8643
  4. #46cf43

Monochromatic

  1. #193e60
  2. #28659d
  3. #438ccf
  4. #80b1df
  5. #bdd7ee

Shades

#438ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438ccf
  2. #3c7eba
  3. #3670a6
  4. #2f6291
  5. #28547c
  6. #224668
  7. #1b3853
  8. #142a3e
  9. #0d1c29
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#438ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438ccf
  2. #5698d4
  3. #69a3d9
  4. #7bafdd
  5. #8ebae2
  6. #a1c6e7
  7. #b4d1ec
  8. #c7ddf1
  9. #d9e8f5
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438ccf
  2. #498bc7
  3. #4f8abf
  4. #5588b7
  5. #5b87af
  6. #6286a8
  7. #6885a0
  8. #6e8498
  9. #748290
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7289a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b82ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5286ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438ccf {
  color: #438ccf;
}
Background
.bg-438ccf {
  background-color: #438ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438ccf {
  border: 2px solid #438ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438ccf, #4346cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.26 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.35 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.67 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.79 #bc7330 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#438ccf  rgb(67, 140, 207)  hsl(209, 59%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#cf8643  rgb(207, 134, 67)  hsl(29, 59%, 54%)  Peru
#cf438c  rgb(207, 67, 140)  hsl(329, 59%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8ccf43  rgb(140, 207, 67)  hsl(89, 59%, 54%)  Yellow Green