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#398BEF

#398bef ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#398bef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 54.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.15% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 212.97°, with 85.05% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.2557

Complementary

  1. #398bef
  2. #ef9d39

Split complementary

  1. #398bef
  2. #ef4239
  3. #e6ef39

Analogous

  1. #39e6ef
  2. #398bef
  3. #4239ef

Triadic

  1. #398bef
  2. #ef398b
  3. #8bef39

Tetradic

  1. #398bef
  2. #9d39ef
  3. #ef9d39
  4. #8bef39

Square

  1. #398bef
  2. #ef39e6
  3. #ef9d39
  4. #39ef42

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4184
  2. #1065cb
  3. #398bef
  4. #80b4f5
  5. #c7defa

Shades

#398bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398bef
  2. #337dd7
  3. #2e6fbf
  4. #2861a7
  5. #22538f
  6. #1d4678
  7. #173860
  8. #112a48
  9. #0b1c30
  10. #060e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#398bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398bef
  2. #4d97f1
  3. #61a2f2
  4. #74aef4
  5. #88b9f5
  6. #9cc5f7
  7. #b0d1f9
  8. #c4dcfa
  9. #d7e8fc
  10. #ebf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398bef
  2. #408ae4
  3. #4789d9
  4. #4e88ce
  5. #5587c3
  6. #5d86b8
  7. #6484ac
  8. #6b83a1
  9. #728296
  10. #79818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a93f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3983ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e90f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3986ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009acd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398bef {
  color: #398bef;
}
Background
.bg-398bef {
  background-color: #398bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398bef {
  border: 2px solid #398bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 139 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398bef, #4239ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 139 239 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.38 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.69 #c67410 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#398bef  rgb(57, 139, 239)  hsl(213, 85%, 58%)  Bleu de France
#ef9d39  rgb(239, 157, 57)  hsl(33, 85%, 58%)  Carrot Orange
#ef398b  rgb(239, 57, 139)  hsl(333, 85%, 58%)  Deep Pink
#8bef39  rgb(139, 239, 57)  hsl(93, 85%, 58%)  Lawn Green