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#438CCD

#438ccd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438ccd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.32% cyan, 31.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.26°, with 57.98% saturation and 53.33% 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 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.2436

Complementary

  1. #438ccd
  2. #cd8443

Split complementary

  1. #438ccd
  2. #cd4347
  3. #cdc943

Analogous

  1. #43cdc9
  2. #438ccd
  3. #4347cd

Triadic

  1. #438ccd
  2. #cd438c
  3. #8ccd43

Tetradic

  1. #438ccd
  2. #8443cd
  3. #cd8443
  4. #8ccd43

Square

  1. #438ccd
  2. #c943cd
  3. #cd8443
  4. #47cd43

Monochromatic

  1. #193d5e
  2. #29659a
  3. #438ccd
  4. #7fb1dd
  5. #bcd6ed

Shades

#438ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438ccd
  2. #3c7eb9
  3. #3670a4
  4. #2f6290
  5. #28547b
  6. #224667
  7. #1b3852
  8. #142a3e
  9. #0d1c29
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#438ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438ccd
  2. #5698d2
  3. #69a3d7
  4. #7bafdc
  5. #8ebae1
  6. #a1c6e6
  7. #b4d1eb
  8. #c7ddf0
  9. #d9e8f5
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438ccd
  2. #498bc5
  3. #4f8abe
  4. #5588b6
  5. #5b87ae
  6. #6286a7
  7. #68859f
  8. #6e8497
  9. #74828f
  10. #7a8188
  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 #7289a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c81cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5386cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438ccd {
  color: #438ccd;
}
Background
.bg-438ccd {
  background-color: #438ccd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438ccd {
  border: 2px solid #438ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438ccd, #4347cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 205 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.85 #bc7332 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#438ccd  rgb(67, 140, 205)  hsl(208, 58%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#cd8443  rgb(205, 132, 67)  hsl(28, 58%, 53%)  Peru
#cd438c  rgb(205, 67, 140)  hsl(328, 58%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8ccd43  rgb(140, 205, 67)  hsl(88, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green