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#488BD5

#488bd5 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488bd5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 54.51% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.2% cyan, 34.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 211.49°, with 62.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #488bd5
  2. #d59248

Split complementary

  1. #488bd5
  2. #d54b48
  3. #d1d548

Analogous

  1. #48d1d5
  2. #488bd5
  3. #4b48d5

Triadic

  1. #488bd5
  2. #d5488b
  3. #8bd548

Tetradic

  1. #488bd5
  2. #9248d5
  3. #d59248
  4. #8bd548

Square

  1. #488bd5
  2. #d548d1
  3. #d59248
  4. #48d54b

Monochromatic

  1. #19406b
  2. #2765aa
  3. #488bd5
  4. #86b2e3
  5. #c4daf2

Shades

#488bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488bd5
  2. #417dc0
  3. #3a6faa
  4. #326195
  5. #2b5380
  6. #24466b
  7. #1d3855
  8. #162a40
  9. #0e1c2b
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#488bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488bd5
  2. #5a97d9
  3. #6da2dd
  4. #7faee2
  5. #91b9e6
  6. #a4c5ea
  7. #b6d1ee
  8. #c8dcf2
  9. #dae8f7
  10. #edf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488bd5
  2. #4e8acd
  3. #5389c4
  4. #5988bc
  5. #5e87b3
  6. #6486ab
  7. #6a84a2
  8. #6f839a
  9. #758291
  10. #7a8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7489ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a8fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5782d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8ed7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5186d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488bd5 {
  color: #488bd5;
}
Background
.bg-488bd5 {
  background-color: #488bd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #488bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 139 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 63% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488bd5, #4b48d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 139 213 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.17 #b7742a Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#488bd5  rgb(72, 139, 213)  hsl(211, 63%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#d59248  rgb(213, 146, 72)  hsl(31, 63%, 56%)  Peru
#d5488b  rgb(213, 72, 139)  hsl(331, 63%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8bd548  rgb(139, 213, 72)  hsl(91, 63%, 56%)  Yellow Green