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#488EC8

#488ec8 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488ec8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.69% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 207.19°, with 53.78% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.2489

Complementary

  1. #488ec8
  2. #c88248

Split complementary

  1. #488ec8
  2. #c8484e
  3. #c8c248

Analogous

  1. #48c8c2
  2. #488ec8
  3. #484ec8

Triadic

  1. #488ec8
  2. #c8488e
  3. #8ec848

Tetradic

  1. #488ec8
  2. #8248c8
  3. #c88248
  4. #8ec848

Square

  1. #488ec8
  2. #c248c8
  3. #c88248
  4. #4ec848

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3e5b
  2. #2d6796
  3. #488ec8
  4. #83b2da
  5. #bed7eb

Shades

#488ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ec8
  2. #4180b4
  3. #3a72a0
  4. #32638c
  5. #2b5578
  6. #244764
  7. #1d3950
  8. #162b3c
  9. #0e1c28
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ec8
  2. #5a99ce
  3. #6da5d3
  4. #7fb0d9
  5. #91bbde
  6. #a4c7e4
  7. #b6d2e9
  8. #c8ddef
  9. #dae8f4
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ec8
  2. #4e8dc1
  3. #538bba
  4. #598ab2
  5. #5e88ab
  6. #6487a4
  7. #6a869d
  8. #6f8496
  9. #75838e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7490cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6383c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668fca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5988c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0197b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ec8 {
  color: #488ec8;
}
Background
.bg-488ec8 {
  background-color: #488ec8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #488ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ec8, #484ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 200 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.46 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.27 #b77137 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#488ec8  rgb(72, 142, 200)  hsl(207, 54%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#c88248  rgb(200, 130, 72)  hsl(27, 54%, 53%)  Peru
#c8488e  rgb(200, 72, 142)  hsl(327, 54%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8ec848  rgb(142, 200, 72)  hsl(87, 54%, 53%)  Yellow Green