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#438DEC

#438dec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 55.29% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.61% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 213.73°, with 81.64% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.263

Complementary

  1. #438dec
  2. #eca243

Split complementary

  1. #438dec
  2. #ec4e43
  3. #e1ec43

Analogous

  1. #43e1ec
  2. #438dec
  3. #4e43ec

Triadic

  1. #438dec
  2. #ec438d
  3. #8dec43

Tetradic

  1. #438dec
  2. #a243ec
  3. #eca243
  4. #8dec43

Square

  1. #438dec
  2. #ec43e1
  3. #eca243
  4. #43ec4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4388
  2. #1566ce
  3. #438dec
  4. #88b7f3
  5. #cee1fa

Shades

#438dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438dec
  2. #3c7fd4
  3. #3671bd
  4. #2f63a5
  5. #28558e
  6. #224776
  7. #1b385e
  8. #142a47
  9. #0d1c2f
  10. #070e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#438dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438dec
  2. #5698ee
  3. #69a4f0
  4. #7baff2
  5. #8ebbf4
  6. #a1c6f6
  7. #b4d1f7
  8. #c7ddf9
  9. #d9e8fb
  10. #ecf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438dec
  2. #498ce1
  3. #4f8ad6
  4. #5589cc
  5. #5b88c1
  6. #6287b6
  7. #6885ab
  8. #6e84a0
  9. #748396
  10. #7a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6095f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4485ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5692ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4488eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438dec {
  color: #438dec;
}
Background
.bg-438dec {
  background-color: #438dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438dec {
  border: 2px solid #438dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 141 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438dec, #4e43ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 141 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.58 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.58 #bc7213 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#438dec  rgb(67, 141, 236)  hsl(214, 82%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#eca243  rgb(236, 162, 67)  hsl(34, 82%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#ec438d  rgb(236, 67, 141)  hsl(334, 82%, 59%)  French Rose
#8dec43  rgb(141, 236, 67)  hsl(94, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green