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#388EDD

#388edd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#388edd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 55.69% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.66% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 208.73°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #388edd
  2. #dd8738

Split complementary

  1. #388edd
  2. #dd383b
  3. #ddda38

Analogous

  1. #38ddda
  2. #388edd
  3. #383bdd

Triadic

  1. #388edd
  2. #dd388e
  3. #8edd38

Tetradic

  1. #388edd
  2. #8738dd
  3. #dd8738
  4. #8edd38

Square

  1. #388edd
  2. #da38dd
  3. #dd8738
  4. #3bdd38

Monochromatic

  1. #12406a
  2. #1d67ab
  3. #388edd
  4. #79b3e8
  5. #bbd8f3

Shades

#388edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #388edd
  2. #3280c7
  3. #2d72b1
  4. #27639b
  5. #225585
  6. #1c476f
  7. #163958
  8. #112b42
  9. #0b1c2c
  10. #060e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#388edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #388edd
  2. #4c99e0
  3. #60a5e4
  4. #74b0e7
  5. #88bbeb
  6. #9cc7ee
  7. #afd2f1
  8. #c3ddf5
  9. #d7e8f8
  10. #ebf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#388edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #388edd
  2. #3f8dd4
  3. #468bca
  4. #4e8ac1
  5. #5588b8
  6. #5c87af
  7. #6386a5
  8. #6a849c
  9. #728393
  10. #798189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6992e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5183db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a91df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4888dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ac1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-388edd {
  color: #388edd;
}
Background
.bg-388edd {
  background-color: #388edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-388edd {
  border: 2px solid #388edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #388edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 142 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-388edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #388edd, #383bdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-388edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 142 221 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.78 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.70 #c77122 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#388edd  rgb(56, 142, 221)  hsl(209, 71%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#dd8738  rgb(221, 135, 56)  hsl(29, 71%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#dd388e  rgb(221, 56, 142)  hsl(329, 71%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8edd38  rgb(142, 221, 56)  hsl(89, 71%, 54%)  Yellow Green