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#438FBD

#438fbd ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#438fbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 56.08% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.55% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 202.62°, with 48.03% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #438fbd
  2. #bd7143

Split complementary

  1. #438fbd
  2. #bd4352
  3. #bdae43

Analogous

  1. #43bdae
  2. #438fbd
  3. #4352bd

Triadic

  1. #438fbd
  2. #bd438f
  3. #8fbd43

Tetradic

  1. #438fbd
  2. #7143bd
  3. #bd7143
  4. #8fbd43

Square

  1. #438fbd
  2. #ae43bd
  3. #bd7143
  4. #52bd43

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3a4c
  2. #2f6485
  3. #438fbd
  4. #7cb1d1
  5. #b4d2e5

Shades

#438fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438fbd
  2. #3c81aa
  3. #367297
  4. #2f6484
  5. #285671
  6. #22485f
  7. #1b394c
  8. #142b39
  9. #0d1d26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#438fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438fbd
  2. #569ac4
  3. #69a5ca
  4. #7bb1d1
  5. #8ebcd7
  6. #a1c7de
  7. #b4d2e5
  8. #c7ddeb
  9. #d9e9f2
  10. #ecf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438fbd
  2. #498eb7
  3. #4f8cb1
  4. #558bab
  5. #5b89a5
  6. #62889f
  7. #688698
  8. #6e8592
  9. #74838c
  10. #7a8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6982bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #688fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c88bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438fbd {
  color: #438fbd;
}
Background
.bg-438fbd {
  background-color: #438fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438fbd {
  border: 2px solid #438fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 143 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438fbd, #4352bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 143 189 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.22 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.50 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.07 #bc7042 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#438fbd  rgb(67, 143, 189)  hsl(203, 48%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#bd7143  rgb(189, 113, 67)  hsl(23, 48%, 50%)  Copper
#bd438f  rgb(189, 67, 143)  hsl(323, 48%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8fbd43  rgb(143, 189, 67)  hsl(83, 48%, 50%)  Apple Green