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#438EEA

#438eea ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438eea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 55.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 39.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 213.05°, with 79.9% saturation and 59.02% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.2648

Complementary

  1. #438eea
  2. #ea9f43

Split complementary

  1. #438eea
  2. #ea4b43
  3. #e2ea43

Analogous

  1. #43e2ea
  2. #438eea
  3. #4b43ea

Triadic

  1. #438eea
  2. #ea438e
  3. #8eea43

Tetradic

  1. #438eea
  2. #9f43ea
  3. #ea9f43
  4. #8eea43

Square

  1. #438eea
  2. #ea43e2
  3. #ea9f43
  4. #43ea4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4485
  2. #1767ca
  3. #438eea
  4. #88b7f2
  5. #cde1f9

Shades

#438eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438eea
  2. #3c80d3
  3. #3672bb
  4. #2f63a4
  5. #28558c
  6. #224775
  7. #1b395e
  8. #142b46
  9. #0d1c2f
  10. #070e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#438eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438eea
  2. #5699ec
  3. #69a5ee
  4. #7bb0f0
  5. #8ebbf2
  6. #a1c7f5
  7. #b4d2f7
  8. #c7ddf9
  9. #d9e8fb
  10. #ecf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438eea
  2. #498ddf
  3. #4f8bd5
  4. #558aca
  5. #5b88c0
  6. #6287b5
  7. #6886aa
  8. #6e84a0
  9. #748395
  10. #7a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6395ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4986e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5892ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4689e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438eea {
  color: #438eea;
}
Background
.bg-438eea {
  background-color: #438eea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438eea {
  border: 2px solid #438eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 142 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438eea, #4b43ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 142 234 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.05 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.51 #bc7115 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#438eea  rgb(67, 142, 234)  hsl(213, 80%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#ea9f43  rgb(234, 159, 67)  hsl(33, 80%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#ea438e  rgb(234, 67, 142)  hsl(333, 80%, 59%)  Deep Pink
#8eea43  rgb(142, 234, 67)  hsl(93, 80%, 59%)  Inchworm