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#388CD0

#388cd0 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#388cd0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 54.9% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.08% cyan, 32.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 206.84°, with 61.79% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.2415

Complementary

  1. #388cd0
  2. #d07c38

Split complementary

  1. #388cd0
  2. #d03840
  3. #d0c838

Analogous

  1. #38d0c8
  2. #388cd0
  3. #3840d0

Triadic

  1. #388cd0
  2. #d0388c
  3. #8cd038

Tetradic

  1. #388cd0
  2. #7c38d0
  3. #d07c38
  4. #8cd038

Square

  1. #388cd0
  2. #c838d0
  3. #d07c38
  4. #40d038

Monochromatic

  1. #153b5a
  2. #246498
  3. #388cd0
  4. #76b0df
  5. #b4d4ed

Shades

#388cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #388cd0
  2. #327ebb
  3. #2d70a6
  4. #276292
  5. #22547d
  6. #1c4668
  7. #163853
  8. #112a3e
  9. #0b1c2a
  10. #060e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#388cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #388cd0
  2. #4c98d5
  3. #60a3d9
  4. #74afde
  5. #88bae3
  6. #9cc6e8
  7. #afd1ec
  8. #c3ddf1
  9. #d7e8f6
  10. #ebf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#388cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #388cd0
  2. #3f8bc8
  3. #468ac0
  4. #4e88b8
  5. #5587b0
  6. #5c86a8
  7. #6385a0
  8. #6a8498
  9. #728290
  10. #798188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7089a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5780cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c8ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d85cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-388cd0 {
  color: #388cd0;
}
Background
.bg-388cd0 {
  background-color: #388cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-388cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #388cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #388cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 140 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 62% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-388cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #388cd0, #3840d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-388cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 140 208 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.78 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.49 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.06 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.91 #c7732f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#388cd0  rgb(56, 140, 208)  hsl(207, 62%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#d07c38  rgb(208, 124, 56)  hsl(27, 62%, 52%)  Bronze
#d0388c  rgb(208, 56, 140)  hsl(327, 62%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8cd038  rgb(140, 208, 56)  hsl(87, 62%, 52%)  Yellow Green