ColorTool
Log in
#398CD3

#398cd3 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#398cd3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 54.9% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.99% cyan, 33.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 207.66°, with 63.64% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #398cd3
  2. #d38039

Split complementary

  1. #398cd3
  2. #d3393f
  3. #d3cd39

Analogous

  1. #39d3cd
  2. #398cd3
  3. #393fd3

Triadic

  1. #398cd3
  2. #d3398c
  3. #8cd339

Tetradic

  1. #398cd3
  2. #8039d3
  3. #d38039
  4. #8cd339

Square

  1. #398cd3
  2. #cd39d3
  3. #d38039
  4. #3fd339

Monochromatic

  1. #153c5e
  2. #23659d
  3. #398cd3
  4. #78b0e1
  5. #b6d5ef

Shades

#398cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398cd3
  2. #337ebe
  3. #2e70a9
  4. #286294
  5. #22547f
  6. #1d466a
  7. #173854
  8. #112a3f
  9. #0b1c2a
  10. #060e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#398cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398cd3
  2. #4d98d7
  3. #61a3dc
  4. #74afe0
  5. #88bae5
  6. #9cc6e9
  7. #b0d1ed
  8. #c4ddf2
  9. #d7e8f6
  10. #ebf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398cd3
  2. #408bcb
  3. #478ac2
  4. #4e88ba
  5. #5587b2
  6. #5d86aa
  7. #6485a1
  8. #6b8499
  9. #728291
  10. #798188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7089ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c8fd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5681d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8ed5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c85d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-398cd3 {
  color: #398cd3;
}
Background
.bg-398cd3 {
  background-color: #398cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #398cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 140 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 64% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398cd3, #393fd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 140 211 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.67 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.00 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.12 #c6732c Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#398cd3  rgb(57, 140, 211)  hsl(208, 64%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#d38039  rgb(211, 128, 57)  hsl(28, 64%, 53%)  Bronze
#d3398c  rgb(211, 57, 140)  hsl(328, 64%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8cd339  rgb(140, 211, 57)  hsl(88, 64%, 53%)  Yellow Green