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#308BDB

#308bdb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#308bdb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 54.51% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.08% cyan, 36.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 208.07°, with 70.37% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.2421

Complementary

  1. #308bdb
  2. #db8030

Split complementary

  1. #308bdb
  2. #db3035
  3. #dbd530

Analogous

  1. #30dbd5
  2. #308bdb
  3. #3035db

Triadic

  1. #308bdb
  2. #db308b
  3. #8bdb30

Tetradic

  1. #308bdb
  2. #8030db
  3. #db8030
  4. #8bdb30

Square

  1. #308bdb
  2. #d530db
  3. #db8030
  4. #35db30

Monochromatic

  1. #113c61
  2. #1c64a2
  3. #308bdb
  4. #71b0e6
  5. #b2d4f2

Shades

#308bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #308bdb
  2. #2b7dc5
  3. #266faf
  4. #226199
  5. #1d5383
  6. #18466e
  7. #133858
  8. #0e2a42
  9. #0a1c2c
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#308bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #308bdb
  2. #4597df
  3. #59a2e2
  4. #6eaee6
  5. #83b9e9
  6. #98c5ed
  7. #acd1f1
  8. #c1dcf4
  9. #d6e8f8
  10. #eaf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#308bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #308bdb
  2. #388ad2
  3. #4089c9
  4. #4888c0
  5. #5087b7
  6. #5886ae
  7. #6084a4
  8. #68839b
  9. #708292
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #658fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c80d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #558edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4284da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-308bdb {
  color: #308bdb;
}
Background
.bg-308bdb {
  background-color: #308bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-308bdb {
  border: 2px solid #308bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #308bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 139 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-308bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #308bdb, #3035db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-308bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 139 219 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.78 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.77 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.57 #cf7424 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#308bdb  rgb(48, 139, 219)  hsl(208, 70%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#db8030  rgb(219, 128, 48)  hsl(28, 70%, 52%)  Bronze
#db308b  rgb(219, 48, 139)  hsl(328, 70%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8bdb30  rgb(139, 219, 48)  hsl(88, 70%, 52%)  Yellow Green