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#488BB7

#488bb7 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488bb7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 54.51% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.66% cyan, 24.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 203.78°, with 43.53% saturation and 50% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #488bb7
  2. #b77448

Split complementary

  1. #488bb7
  2. #b74854
  3. #b7ab48

Analogous

  1. #48b7ab
  2. #488bb7
  3. #4854b7

Triadic

  1. #488bb7
  2. #b7488b
  3. #8bb748

Tetradic

  1. #488bb7
  2. #7448b7
  3. #b77448
  4. #8bb748

Square

  1. #488bb7
  2. #ab48b7
  3. #b77448
  4. #54b748

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3849
  2. #326180
  3. #488bb7
  4. #7faecd
  5. #b6d1e2

Shades

#488bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488bb7
  2. #417da5
  3. #3a6f92
  4. #326180
  5. #2b536e
  6. #24465c
  7. #1d3849
  8. #162a37
  9. #0e1c25
  10. #070e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#488bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488bb7
  2. #5a97be
  3. #6da2c5
  4. #7faecd
  5. #91b9d4
  6. #a4c5db
  7. #b6d1e2
  8. #c8dce9
  9. #dae8f1
  10. #edf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488bb7
  2. #4e8ab2
  3. #5389ac
  4. #5988a7
  5. #5e87a1
  6. #64869c
  7. #6a8496
  8. #6f8391
  9. #75828b
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71879b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778bb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6880b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678bb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d84b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d92a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488bb7 {
  color: #488bb7;
}
Background
.bg-488bb7 {
  background-color: #488bb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #488bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 139 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488bb7, #4854b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 139 183 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 3.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.76 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.64 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.70 #b77448 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#488bb7  rgb(72, 139, 183)  hsl(204, 44%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#b77448  rgb(183, 116, 72)  hsl(24, 44%, 50%)  Copper
#b7488b  rgb(183, 72, 139)  hsl(324, 44%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8bb748  rgb(139, 183, 72)  hsl(84, 44%, 50%)  Apple Green