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#498FCF

#498fcf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#498fcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 56.08% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.73% cyan, 30.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 208.66°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2557

Complementary

  1. #498fcf
  2. #cf8949

Split complementary

  1. #498fcf
  2. #cf494c
  3. #cfcc49

Analogous

  1. #49cfcc
  2. #498fcf
  3. #494ccf

Triadic

  1. #498fcf
  2. #cf498f
  3. #8fcf49

Tetradic

  1. #498fcf
  2. #8949cf
  3. #cf8949
  4. #8fcf49

Square

  1. #498fcf
  2. #cc49cf
  3. #cf8949
  4. #4ccf49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4164
  2. #2a68a1
  3. #498fcf
  4. #86b4df
  5. #c2d9ef

Shades

#498fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #498fcf
  2. #4281ba
  3. #3a72a6
  4. #336491
  5. #2c567c
  6. #254868
  7. #1d3953
  8. #162b3e
  9. #0f1d29
  10. #070e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#498fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #498fcf
  2. #5b9ad4
  3. #6da5d9
  4. #80b1dd
  5. #92bce2
  6. #a4c7e7
  7. #b6d2ec
  8. #c8ddf1
  9. #dbe9f5
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#498fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #498fcf
  2. #4f8ec7
  3. #548cbf
  4. #5a8bb7
  5. #5f89af
  6. #6588a8
  7. #6a86a0
  8. #708598
  9. #758390
  10. #7b8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7392d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6185ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6591d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5889ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-498fcf {
  color: #498fcf;
}
Background
.bg-498fcf {
  background-color: #498fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-498fcf {
  border: 2px solid #498fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #498fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 143 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-498fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498fcf, #494ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-498fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 143 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #b67030 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#498fcf  rgb(73, 143, 207)  hsl(209, 58%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#cf8949  rgb(207, 137, 73)  hsl(29, 58%, 55%)  Peru
#cf498f  rgb(207, 73, 143)  hsl(329, 58%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8fcf49  rgb(143, 207, 73)  hsl(89, 58%, 55%)  Yellow Green