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#478DD1

#478dd1 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#478dd1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 55.29% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.03% cyan, 32.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 209.57°, with 60% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.2499

Complementary

  1. #478dd1
  2. #d18b47

Split complementary

  1. #478dd1
  2. #d14748
  3. #d1d047

Analogous

  1. #47d1d0
  2. #478dd1
  3. #4748d1

Triadic

  1. #478dd1
  2. #d1478d
  3. #8dd147

Tetradic

  1. #478dd1
  2. #8b47d1
  3. #d18b47
  4. #8dd147

Square

  1. #478dd1
  2. #d047d1
  3. #d18b47
  4. #48d147

Monochromatic

  1. #194066
  2. #2967a3
  3. #478dd1
  4. #84b3e0
  5. #c1d9f0

Shades

#478dd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478dd1
  2. #407fbc
  3. #3971a7
  4. #326392
  5. #2b557d
  6. #244769
  7. #1c3854
  8. #152a3f
  9. #0e1c2a
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#478dd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478dd1
  2. #5998d6
  3. #6ca4da
  4. #7eafdf
  5. #91bbe3
  6. #a3c6e8
  7. #b5d1ed
  8. #c8ddf1
  9. #dae8f6
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478dd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478dd1
  2. #4d8cc9
  3. #528ac1
  4. #5889b9
  5. #5e88b1
  6. #6487a9
  7. #6985a0
  8. #6f8498
  9. #758390
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f90d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c83d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618fd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5487d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478dd1 {
  color: #478dd1;
}
Background
.bg-478dd1 {
  background-color: #478dd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478dd1 {
  border: 2px solid #478dd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478dd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 141 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 60% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478dd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478dd1, #4748d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478dd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 141 209 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.04 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.35 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.13 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.73 #b8722e Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#478dd1  rgb(71, 141, 209)  hsl(210, 60%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#d18b47  rgb(209, 139, 71)  hsl(30, 60%, 55%)  Peru
#d1478d  rgb(209, 71, 141)  hsl(330, 60%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8dd147  rgb(141, 209, 71)  hsl(90, 60%, 55%)  Yellow Green