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#478DDD

#478ddd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#478ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.87% cyan, 36.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 68.81% saturation and 57.25% 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 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.2561

Complementary

  1. #478ddd
  2. #dd9747

Split complementary

  1. #478ddd
  2. #dd4c47
  3. #d8dd47

Analogous

  1. #47d8dd
  2. #478ddd
  3. #4c47dd

Triadic

  1. #478ddd
  2. #dd478d
  3. #8ddd47

Tetradic

  1. #478ddd
  2. #9747dd
  3. #dd9747
  4. #8ddd47

Square

  1. #478ddd
  2. #dd47d8
  3. #dd9747
  4. #47dd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #164275
  2. #2267b6
  3. #478ddd
  4. #88b5e9
  5. #c8ddf5

Shades

#478ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478ddd
  2. #407fc7
  3. #3971b1
  4. #32639b
  5. #2b5585
  6. #24476f
  7. #1c3858
  8. #152a42
  9. #0e1c2c
  10. #070e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#478ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478ddd
  2. #5998e0
  3. #6ca4e4
  4. #7eafe7
  5. #91bbeb
  6. #a3c6ee
  7. #b5d1f1
  8. #c8ddf5
  9. #dae8f8
  10. #edf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478ddd
  2. #4d8cd4
  3. #528aca
  4. #5889c1
  5. #5e88b8
  6. #6487af
  7. #6985a5
  8. #6f849c
  9. #758393
  10. #7a8189
  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 #758bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6992e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5384db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d90df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f88dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478ddd {
  color: #478ddd;
}
Background
.bg-478ddd {
  background-color: #478ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478ddd {
  border: 2px solid #478ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 141 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478ddd, #4c47dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 141 221 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.15 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.89 #b87222 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#478ddd  rgb(71, 141, 221)  hsl(212, 69%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#dd9747  rgb(221, 151, 71)  hsl(32, 69%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#dd478d  rgb(221, 71, 141)  hsl(332, 69%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8ddd47  rgb(141, 221, 71)  hsl(92, 69%, 57%)  Inchworm