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#4494DE

#4494de ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4494de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.37% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 208.83°, with 70% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.2768

Complementary

  1. #4494de
  2. #de8e44

Split complementary

  1. #4494de
  2. #de4447
  3. #dedb44

Analogous

  1. #44dedb
  2. #4494de
  3. #4447de

Triadic

  1. #4494de
  2. #de4494
  3. #94de44

Tetradic

  1. #4494de
  2. #8e44de
  3. #de8e44
  4. #94de44

Square

  1. #4494de
  2. #db44de
  3. #de8e44
  4. #47de44

Monochromatic

  1. #154674
  2. #206eb5
  3. #4494de
  4. #85b9e9
  5. #c6def5

Shades

#4494de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4494de
  2. #3d85c8
  3. #3676b2
  4. #30689b
  5. #295985
  6. #224a6f
  7. #1b3b59
  8. #142c43
  9. #0e1e2c
  10. #070f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4494de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4494de
  2. #579fe1
  3. #69a9e5
  4. #7cb4e8
  5. #8fbfeb
  6. #a2caef
  7. #b4d4f2
  8. #c7dff5
  9. #daeaf8
  10. #ecf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4494de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4494de
  2. #4a92d5
  3. #5090cb
  4. #568ec2
  5. #5c8cb8
  6. #628aaf
  7. #6888a6
  8. #6e869c
  9. #748493
  10. #7a8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7891b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7398e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d89dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6396e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #548edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4494de {
  color: #4494de;
}
Background
.bg-4494de {
  background-color: #4494de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4494de {
  border: 2px solid #4494de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4494de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4494de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4494de, #4447de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4494de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #bb6b21 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4494de  rgb(68, 148, 222)  hsl(209, 70%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#de8e44  rgb(222, 142, 68)  hsl(29, 70%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#de4494  rgb(222, 68, 148)  hsl(329, 70%, 57%)  Mulberry
#94de44  rgb(148, 222, 68)  hsl(89, 70%, 57%)  Inchworm