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#388AEB

#388aeb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#388aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.17% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 212.51°, with 81.74% saturation and 57.06% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2502

Complementary

  1. #388aeb
  2. #eb9938

Split complementary

  1. #388aeb
  2. #eb3f38
  3. #e4eb38

Analogous

  1. #38e4eb
  2. #388aeb
  3. #3f38eb

Triadic

  1. #388aeb
  2. #eb388a
  3. #8aeb38

Tetradic

  1. #388aeb
  2. #9938eb
  3. #eb9938
  4. #8aeb38

Square

  1. #388aeb
  2. #eb38e4
  3. #eb9938
  4. #38eb3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d407d
  2. #1464c3
  3. #388aeb
  4. #7eb3f2
  5. #c3dcf9

Shades

#388aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #388aeb
  2. #327cd4
  3. #2d6ebc
  4. #2761a5
  5. #22538d
  6. #1c4576
  7. #16375e
  8. #112947
  9. #0b1c2f
  10. #060e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#388aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #388aeb
  2. #4c96ed
  3. #60a1ef
  4. #74adf1
  5. #88b9f3
  6. #9cc5f5
  7. #afd0f7
  8. #c3dcf9
  9. #d7e8fb
  10. #ebf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#388aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #388aeb
  2. #3f89e0
  3. #4688d6
  4. #4e87cb
  5. #5586c0
  6. #5c85b6
  7. #6384ab
  8. #6a83a0
  9. #728295
  10. #79818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7189b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a92ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f8fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a85ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-388aeb {
  color: #388aeb;
}
Background
.bg-388aeb {
  background-color: #388aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-388aeb {
  border: 2px solid #388aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #388aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-388aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #388aeb, #3f38eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-388aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.72 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.41 #c77514 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#388aeb  rgb(56, 138, 235)  hsl(213, 82%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#eb9938  rgb(235, 153, 56)  hsl(33, 82%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#eb388a  rgb(235, 56, 138)  hsl(333, 82%, 57%)  Deep Pink
#8aeb38  rgb(138, 235, 56)  hsl(93, 82%, 57%)  Lawn Green