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#488ECF

#488ecf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 208.89°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.2523

Complementary

  1. #488ecf
  2. #cf8948

Split complementary

  1. #488ecf
  2. #cf484b
  3. #cfcd48

Analogous

  1. #48cfcd
  2. #488ecf
  3. #484bcf

Triadic

  1. #488ecf
  2. #cf488e
  3. #8ecf48

Tetradic

  1. #488ecf
  2. #8948cf
  3. #cf8948
  4. #8ecf48

Square

  1. #488ecf
  2. #cd48cf
  3. #cf8948
  4. #4bcf48

Monochromatic

  1. #1a4064
  2. #2a67a0
  3. #488ecf
  4. #85b3df
  5. #c1d9ef

Shades

#488ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ecf
  2. #4180ba
  3. #3a72a6
  4. #326391
  5. #2b557c
  6. #244768
  7. #1d3953
  8. #162b3e
  9. #0e1c29
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ecf
  2. #5a99d4
  3. #6da5d9
  4. #7fb0dd
  5. #91bbe2
  6. #a4c7e7
  7. #b6d2ec
  8. #c8ddf1
  9. #dae8f5
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ecf
  2. #4e8dc7
  3. #538bbf
  4. #598ab7
  5. #5e88af
  6. #6487a8
  7. #6a86a0
  8. #6f8498
  9. #758390
  10. #7a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758baa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7291d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f84ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6390d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5788ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ecf {
  color: #488ecf;
}
Background
.bg-488ecf {
  background-color: #488ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ecf {
  border: 2px solid #488ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ecf, #484bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.13 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.29 #b77130 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#488ecf  rgb(72, 142, 207)  hsl(209, 58%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#cf8948  rgb(207, 137, 72)  hsl(29, 58%, 55%)  Peru
#cf488e  rgb(207, 72, 142)  hsl(329, 58%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8ecf48  rgb(142, 207, 72)  hsl(89, 58%, 55%)  Yellow Green