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#488EC2

#488ec2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488ec2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.89% cyan, 26.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 205.57°, with 50% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2462

Complementary

  1. #488ec2
  2. #c27c48

Split complementary

  1. #488ec2
  2. #c24851
  3. #c2b948

Analogous

  1. #48c2b9
  2. #488ec2
  3. #4851c2

Triadic

  1. #488ec2
  2. #c2488e
  3. #8ec248

Tetradic

  1. #488ec2
  2. #7c48c2
  3. #c27c48
  4. #8ec248

Square

  1. #488ec2
  2. #b948c2
  3. #c27c48
  4. #51c248

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3d55
  2. #2f668e
  3. #488ec2
  4. #81b1d5
  5. #bbd5e8

Shades

#488ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ec2
  2. #4180af
  3. #3a729b
  4. #326388
  5. #2b5574
  6. #244761
  7. #1d394e
  8. #162b3a
  9. #0e1c27
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ec2
  2. #5a99c8
  3. #6da5ce
  4. #7fb0d4
  5. #91bbda
  6. #a4c7e1
  7. #b6d2e7
  8. #c8dded
  9. #dae8f3
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ec2
  2. #4e8dbb
  3. #538bb5
  4. #598aae
  5. #5e88a8
  6. #6487a1
  7. #6a869a
  8. #6f8494
  9. #75838d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778fc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6683c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678ec3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c87c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e96af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ec2 {
  color: #488ec2;
}
Background
.bg-488ec2 {
  background-color: #488ec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #488ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 50% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ec2, #4851c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.37 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #b7713d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#488ec2  rgb(72, 142, 194)  hsl(206, 50%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#c27c48  rgb(194, 124, 72)  hsl(26, 50%, 52%)  Copper
#c2488e  rgb(194, 72, 142)  hsl(326, 50%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8ec248  rgb(142, 194, 72)  hsl(86, 50%, 52%)  Yellow Green