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#488EC0

#488ec0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488ec0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.69% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 26.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 48.78% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.2453

Complementary

  1. #488ec0
  2. #c07a48

Split complementary

  1. #488ec0
  2. #c04852
  3. #c0b648

Analogous

  1. #48c0b6
  2. #488ec0
  3. #4852c0

Triadic

  1. #488ec0
  2. #c0488e
  3. #8ec048

Tetradic

  1. #488ec0
  2. #7a48c0
  3. #c07a48
  4. #8ec048

Square

  1. #488ec0
  2. #b648c0
  3. #c07a48
  4. #52c048

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3c53
  2. #30658b
  3. #488ec0
  4. #81b1d4
  5. #bad4e7

Shades

#488ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ec0
  2. #4180ad
  3. #3a729a
  4. #326386
  5. #2b5573
  6. #244760
  7. #1d394d
  8. #162b3a
  9. #0e1c26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ec0
  2. #5a99c6
  3. #6da5cd
  4. #7fb0d3
  5. #91bbd9
  6. #a4c7e0
  7. #b6d2e6
  8. #c8ddec
  9. #dae8f2
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ec0
  2. #4e8dba
  3. #538bb3
  4. #598aad
  5. #5e88a6
  6. #6487a0
  7. #6a869a
  8. #6f8493
  9. #75838d
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6782bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #688ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c87bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1196ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ec0 {
  color: #488ec0;
}
Background
.bg-488ec0 {
  background-color: #488ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #488ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 49% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ec0, #4852c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.90 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.88 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.83 #b7713f Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#488ec0  rgb(72, 142, 192)  hsl(205, 49%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#c07a48  rgb(192, 122, 72)  hsl(25, 49%, 52%)  Copper
#c0488e  rgb(192, 72, 142)  hsl(325, 49%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8ec048  rgb(142, 192, 72)  hsl(85, 49%, 52%)  Yellow Green