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#478DDE

#478dde ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#478dde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 55.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.02% cyan, 36.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 212.19°, with 69.59% saturation and 57.45% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.2566

Complementary

  1. #478dde
  2. #de9847

Split complementary

  1. #478dde
  2. #de4d47
  3. #d8de47

Analogous

  1. #47d8de
  2. #478dde
  3. #4d47de

Triadic

  1. #478dde
  2. #de478d
  3. #8dde47

Tetradic

  1. #478dde
  2. #9847de
  3. #de9847
  4. #8dde47

Square

  1. #478dde
  2. #de47d8
  3. #de9847
  4. #47de4d

Monochromatic

  1. #154277
  2. #2167b8
  3. #478dde
  4. #88b5ea
  5. #c9ddf5

Shades

#478dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478dde
  2. #407fc8
  3. #3971b2
  4. #32639b
  5. #2b5585
  6. #24476f
  7. #1c3859
  8. #152a43
  9. #0e1c2c
  10. #070e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#478dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478dde
  2. #5998e1
  3. #6ca4e5
  4. #7eafe8
  5. #91bbeb
  6. #a3c6ef
  7. #b5d1f2
  8. #c8ddf5
  9. #dae8f8
  10. #edf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478dde
  2. #4d8cd5
  3. #528acb
  4. #5889c2
  5. #5e88b8
  6. #6487af
  7. #6985a6
  8. #6f849c
  9. #758393
  10. #7a8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6992e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5384dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d90e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e88dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478dde {
  color: #478dde;
}
Background
.bg-478dde {
  background-color: #478dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478dde {
  border: 2px solid #478dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 141 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478dde, #4d47de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 141 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.06 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.91 #b87221 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#478dde  rgb(71, 141, 222)  hsl(212, 70%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#de9847  rgb(222, 152, 71)  hsl(32, 70%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#de478d  rgb(222, 71, 141)  hsl(332, 70%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8dde47  rgb(141, 222, 71)  hsl(92, 70%, 57%)  Inchworm