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#468FD2

#468fd2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#468fd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 56.08% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 31.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 208.71°, with 60.87% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.256

Complementary

  1. #468fd2
  2. #d28946

Split complementary

  1. #468fd2
  2. #d24649
  3. #d2cf46

Analogous

  1. #46d2cf
  2. #468fd2
  3. #4649d2

Triadic

  1. #468fd2
  2. #d2468f
  3. #8fd246

Tetradic

  1. #468fd2
  2. #8946d2
  3. #d28946
  4. #8fd246

Square

  1. #468fd2
  2. #cf46d2
  3. #d28946
  4. #49d246

Monochromatic

  1. #194166
  2. #2868a4
  3. #468fd2
  4. #84b4e1
  5. #c1daf0

Shades

#468fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #468fd2
  2. #3f81bd
  3. #3872a8
  4. #316493
  5. #2a567e
  6. #234869
  7. #1c3954
  8. #152b3f
  9. #0e1d2a
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#468fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #468fd2
  2. #599ad7
  3. #6ba5db
  4. #7eb1e0
  5. #90bce4
  6. #a3c7e9
  7. #b5d2ed
  8. #c8ddf2
  9. #dae9f6
  10. #edf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#468fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #468fd2
  2. #4c8eca
  3. #528cc2
  4. #578bb9
  5. #5d89b1
  6. #6388a9
  7. #6986a1
  8. #6f8599
  9. #748390
  10. #7a8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7192d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e84d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6391d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5589d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-468fd2 {
  color: #468fd2;
}
Background
.bg-468fd2 {
  background-color: #468fd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-468fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #468fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #468fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 143 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-468fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #468fd2, #4649d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-468fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 143 210 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.88 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.02 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.53 #b9702d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#468fd2  rgb(70, 143, 210)  hsl(209, 61%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#d28946  rgb(210, 137, 70)  hsl(29, 61%, 55%)  Peru
#d2468f  rgb(210, 70, 143)  hsl(329, 61%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8fd246  rgb(143, 210, 70)  hsl(89, 61%, 55%)  Yellow Green