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#488DC0

#488dc0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488dc0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.29% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 26.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 48.78% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.2423

Complementary

  1. #488dc0
  2. #c07b48

Split complementary

  1. #488dc0
  2. #c04851
  3. #c0b748

Analogous

  1. #48c0b7
  2. #488dc0
  3. #4851c0

Triadic

  1. #488dc0
  2. #c0488d
  3. #8dc048

Tetradic

  1. #488dc0
  2. #7b48c0
  3. #c07b48
  4. #8dc048

Square

  1. #488dc0
  2. #b748c0
  3. #c07b48
  4. #51c048

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3c53
  2. #30658b
  3. #488dc0
  4. #81b0d4
  5. #bad4e7

Shades

#488dc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488dc0
  2. #417fad
  3. #3a719a
  4. #326386
  5. #2b5573
  6. #244760
  7. #1d384d
  8. #162a3a
  9. #0e1c26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#488dc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488dc0
  2. #5a98c6
  3. #6da4cd
  4. #7fafd3
  5. #91bbd9
  6. #a4c6e0
  7. #b6d1e6
  8. #c8ddec
  9. #dae8f2
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488dc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488dc0
  2. #4e8cba
  3. #538ab3
  4. #5989ad
  5. #5e88a6
  6. #6487a0
  7. #6a859a
  8. #6f8493
  9. #75838d
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7389a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6682bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b86bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1295ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488dc0 {
  color: #488dc0;
}
Background
.bg-488dc0 {
  background-color: #488dc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488dc0 {
  border: 2px solid #488dc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488dc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 141 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 49% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488dc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488dc0, #4851c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488dc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 141 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.84 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.61 #b7723f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#488dc0  rgb(72, 141, 192)  hsl(206, 49%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#c07b48  rgb(192, 123, 72)  hsl(26, 49%, 52%)  Copper
#c0488d  rgb(192, 72, 141)  hsl(326, 49%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8dc048  rgb(141, 192, 72)  hsl(86, 49%, 52%)  Yellow Green