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#488FD3

#488fd3 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488fd3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 56.08% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.88% cyan, 32.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 209.35°, with 61.23% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.2573

Complementary

  1. #488fd3
  2. #d38c48

Split complementary

  1. #488fd3
  2. #d3484a
  3. #d3d148

Analogous

  1. #48d3d1
  2. #488fd3
  3. #484ad3

Triadic

  1. #488fd3
  2. #d3488f
  3. #8fd348

Tetradic

  1. #488fd3
  2. #8c48d3
  3. #d38c48
  4. #8fd348

Square

  1. #488fd3
  2. #d148d3
  3. #d38c48
  4. #4ad348

Monochromatic

  1. #194269
  2. #2869a6
  3. #488fd3
  4. #86b5e2
  5. #c3daf1

Shades

#488fd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488fd3
  2. #4181be
  3. #3a72a9
  4. #326494
  5. #2b567f
  6. #24486a
  7. #1d3954
  8. #162b3f
  9. #0e1d2a
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#488fd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488fd3
  2. #5a9ad7
  3. #6da5dc
  4. #7fb1e0
  5. #91bce5
  6. #a4c7e9
  7. #b6d2ed
  8. #c8ddf2
  9. #dae9f6
  10. #edf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488fd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488fd3
  2. #4e8ecb
  3. #538cc2
  4. #598bba
  5. #5e89b2
  6. #6488aa
  7. #6a86a1
  8. #6f8599
  9. #758391
  10. #7a8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7192d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e85d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6391d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5689d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488fd3 {
  color: #488fd3;
}
Background
.bg-488fd3 {
  background-color: #488fd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488fd3 {
  border: 2px solid #488fd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488fd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 143 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488fd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488fd3, #484ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488fd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 143 211 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.13 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.47 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #b7702c Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#488fd3  rgb(72, 143, 211)  hsl(209, 61%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#d38c48  rgb(211, 140, 72)  hsl(29, 61%, 55%)  Peru
#d3488f  rgb(211, 72, 143)  hsl(329, 61%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8fd348  rgb(143, 211, 72)  hsl(89, 61%, 55%)  Yellow Green