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#438CCC

#438ccc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438ccc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.16% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 208.03°, with 57.32% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2431

Complementary

  1. #438ccc
  2. #cc8343

Split complementary

  1. #438ccc
  2. #cc4348
  3. #ccc843

Analogous

  1. #43ccc8
  2. #438ccc
  3. #4348cc

Triadic

  1. #438ccc
  2. #cc438c
  3. #8ccc43

Tetradic

  1. #438ccc
  2. #8343cc
  3. #cc8343
  4. #8ccc43

Square

  1. #438ccc
  2. #c843cc
  3. #cc8343
  4. #48cc43

Monochromatic

  1. #193d5d
  2. #2a6599
  3. #438ccc
  4. #7fb1dc
  5. #bbd6ed

Shades

#438ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438ccc
  2. #3c7eb8
  3. #3670a3
  4. #2f628f
  5. #28547a
  6. #224666
  7. #1b3852
  8. #142a3d
  9. #0d1c29
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#438ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438ccc
  2. #5698d1
  3. #69a3d6
  4. #7bafdb
  5. #8ebae0
  6. #a1c6e6
  7. #b4d1eb
  8. #c7ddf0
  9. #d9e8f5
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438ccc
  2. #498bc4
  3. #4f8abd
  4. #5588b5
  5. #5b87ae
  6. #6286a6
  7. #68859e
  8. #6e8497
  9. #74828f
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7289a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d81cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5486cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438ccc {
  color: #438ccc;
}
Background
.bg-438ccc {
  background-color: #438ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438ccc {
  border: 2px solid #438ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 57% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438ccc, #4348cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 204 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.82 #bc7333 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#438ccc  rgb(67, 140, 204)  hsl(208, 57%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#cc8343  rgb(204, 131, 67)  hsl(28, 57%, 53%)  Peru
#cc438c  rgb(204, 67, 140)  hsl(328, 57%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8ccc43  rgb(140, 204, 67)  hsl(88, 57%, 53%)  Yellow Green