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#488ECB

#488ecb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.69% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.53% cyan, 30.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 207.94°, with 55.74% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.2504

Complementary

  1. #488ecb
  2. #cb8548

Split complementary

  1. #488ecb
  2. #cb484c
  3. #cbc648

Analogous

  1. #48cbc6
  2. #488ecb
  3. #484ccb

Triadic

  1. #488ecb
  2. #cb488e
  3. #8ecb48

Tetradic

  1. #488ecb
  2. #8548cb
  3. #cb8548
  4. #8ecb48

Square

  1. #488ecb
  2. #c648cb
  3. #cb8548
  4. #4ccb48

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3f5f
  2. #2c679b
  3. #488ecb
  4. #84b3dc
  5. #bfd8ed

Shades

#488ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ecb
  2. #4180b7
  3. #3a72a2
  4. #32638e
  5. #2b557a
  6. #244766
  7. #1d3951
  8. #162b3d
  9. #0e1c29
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ecb
  2. #5a99d0
  3. #6da5d5
  4. #7fb0db
  5. #91bbe0
  6. #a4c7e5
  7. #b6d2ea
  8. #c8ddef
  9. #dae8f5
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ecb
  2. #4e8dc4
  3. #538bbc
  4. #598ab5
  5. #5e88ad
  6. #6487a6
  7. #6a869e
  8. #6f8497
  9. #75838f
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7390ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6183ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5888ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ecb {
  color: #488ecb;
}
Background
.bg-488ecb {
  background-color: #488ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ecb {
  border: 2px solid #488ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ecb, #484ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 203 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.66 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.18 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.19 #b77134 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#488ecb  rgb(72, 142, 203)  hsl(208, 56%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#cb8548  rgb(203, 133, 72)  hsl(28, 56%, 54%)  Peru
#cb488e  rgb(203, 72, 142)  hsl(328, 56%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8ecb48  rgb(142, 203, 72)  hsl(88, 56%, 54%)  Yellow Green