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#488DFD

#488dfd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.54% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.13°, with 97.84% saturation and 63.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.2752

Complementary

  1. #488dfd
  2. #fdb848

Split complementary

  1. #488dfd
  2. #fd5e48
  3. #e7fd48

Analogous

  1. #48e7fd
  2. #488dfd
  3. #5e48fd

Triadic

  1. #488dfd
  2. #fd488d
  3. #8dfd48

Tetradic

  1. #488dfd
  2. #b848fd
  3. #fdb848
  4. #8dfd48

Square

  1. #488dfd
  2. #fd48e7
  3. #fdb848
  4. #48fd5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0242aa
  2. #035ff6
  3. #488dfd
  4. #94bcfe
  5. #dfebff

Shades

#488dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488dfd
  2. #417fe4
  3. #3a71ca
  4. #3263b1
  5. #2b5598
  6. #24477f
  7. #1d3865
  8. #162a4c
  9. #0e1c33
  10. #070e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#488dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488dfd
  2. #5a98fd
  3. #6da4fd
  4. #7faffe
  5. #91bbfe
  6. #a4c6fe
  7. #b6d1fe
  8. #c8ddfe
  9. #dae8ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488dfd
  2. #4e8cf1
  3. #538ae4
  4. #5989d8
  5. #5e88cb
  6. #6487bf
  7. #6a85b2
  8. #6f84a6
  9. #758399
  10. #7a818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798ec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5498ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3087fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5094ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b8afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488dfd {
  color: #488dfd;
}
Background
.bg-488dfd {
  background-color: #488dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488dfd {
  border: 2px solid #488dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488dfd, #5e48fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.72 #b77202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#488dfd  rgb(72, 141, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#fdb848  rgb(253, 184, 72)  hsl(37, 98%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#fd488d  rgb(253, 72, 141)  hsl(337, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#8dfd48  rgb(141, 253, 72)  hsl(97, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green