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#488FEE

#488fee ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#488fee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.75% cyan, 39.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 214.34°, with 83% saturation and 60.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.272

Complementary

  1. #488fee
  2. #eea748

Split complementary

  1. #488fee
  2. #ee5448
  3. #e2ee48

Analogous

  1. #48e2ee
  2. #488fee
  3. #5448ee

Triadic

  1. #488fee
  2. #ee488f
  3. #8fee48

Tetradic

  1. #488fee
  2. #a748ee
  3. #eea748
  4. #8fee48

Square

  1. #488fee
  2. #ee48e2
  3. #eea748
  4. #48ee54

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4590
  2. #1467d6
  3. #488fee
  4. #8ebaf5
  5. #d4e5fb

Shades

#488fee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488fee
  2. #4181d6
  3. #3a72be
  4. #3264a7
  5. #2b568f
  6. #244877
  7. #1d395f
  8. #162b47
  9. #0e1d30
  10. #070e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#488fee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488fee
  2. #5a9af0
  3. #6da5f1
  4. #7fb1f3
  5. #91bcf5
  6. #a4c7f7
  7. #b6d2f8
  8. #c8ddfa
  9. #dae9fc
  10. #edf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488fee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488fee
  2. #4e8ee3
  3. #538cd8
  4. #598bcd
  5. #5e89c2
  6. #6488b7
  7. #6a86ac
  8. #6f85a1
  9. #758396
  10. #7a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6397f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4887ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5994f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #488aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488fee {
  color: #488fee;
}
Background
.bg-488fee {
  background-color: #488fee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488fee {
  border: 2px solid #488fee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488fee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 143 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488fee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488fee, #5448ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488fee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 143 238 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.71 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.54 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.67 #b77011 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#488fee  rgb(72, 143, 238)  hsl(214, 83%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#eea748  rgb(238, 167, 72)  hsl(34, 83%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#ee488f  rgb(238, 72, 143)  hsl(334, 83%, 61%)  French Rose
#8fee48  rgb(143, 238, 72)  hsl(94, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green