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#048AED

#048aed ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#048aed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.12% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.31% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.49°, with 96.68% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.2432

Complementary

  1. #048aed
  2. #ed6704

Split complementary

  1. #048aed
  2. #ed0416
  3. #eddb04

Analogous

  1. #04eddb
  2. #048aed
  3. #0416ed

Triadic

  1. #048aed
  2. #ed048a
  3. #8aed04

Tetradic

  1. #048aed
  2. #6704ed
  3. #ed6704
  4. #8aed04

Square

  1. #048aed
  2. #db04ed
  3. #ed6704
  4. #16ed04

Monochromatic

  1. #013257
  2. #035ea2
  3. #048aed
  4. #42adfc
  5. #8dcdfd

Shades

#048aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048aed
  2. #047cd5
  3. #036ebe
  4. #0361a6
  5. #02538e
  6. #024577
  7. #02375f
  8. #012947
  9. #011c2f
  10. #000e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#048aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048aed
  2. #1d96ef
  3. #36a1f1
  4. #4fadf2
  5. #68b9f4
  6. #82c5f6
  7. #9bd0f8
  8. #b4dcfa
  9. #cde8fb
  10. #e6f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048aed
  2. #1089e2
  3. #1d88d7
  4. #2987cc
  5. #3686c1
  6. #4285b7
  7. #4e84ac
  8. #5b83a1
  9. #678296
  10. #74818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b88b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5791f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d7feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #448eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2283ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048aed {
  color: #048aed;
}
Background
.bg-048aed {
  background-color: #048aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048aed {
  border: 2px solid #048aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 138 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048aed, #0416ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 138 237 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.47 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.35 #fb7512 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#048aed  rgb(4, 138, 237)  hsl(205, 97%, 47%)  Bleu de France
#ed6704  rgb(237, 103, 4)  hsl(25, 97%, 47%)  Persimmon
#ed048a  rgb(237, 4, 138)  hsl(325, 97%, 47%)  Deep Pink
#8aed04  rgb(138, 237, 4)  hsl(85, 97%, 47%)  Lawn Green