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#498FE2

#498fe2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#498fe2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.7% cyan, 36.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 212.55°, with 72.51% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2655

Complementary

  1. #498fe2
  2. #e29c49

Split complementary

  1. #498fe2
  2. #e25049
  3. #dbe249

Analogous

  1. #49dbe2
  2. #498fe2
  3. #5049e2

Triadic

  1. #498fe2
  2. #e2498f
  3. #8fe249

Tetradic

  1. #498fe2
  2. #9c49e2
  3. #e29c49
  4. #8fe249

Square

  1. #498fe2
  2. #e249db
  3. #e29c49
  4. #49e250

Monochromatic

  1. #14457e
  2. #1f68c0
  3. #498fe2
  4. #8bb8ed
  5. #cde0f7

Shades

#498fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #498fe2
  2. #4281cb
  3. #3a72b5
  4. #33649e
  5. #2c5688
  6. #254871
  7. #1d395a
  8. #162b44
  9. #0f1d2d
  10. #070e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#498fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #498fe2
  2. #5b9ae5
  3. #6da5e8
  4. #80b1eb
  5. #92bcee
  6. #a4c7f1
  7. #b6d2f3
  8. #c8ddf6
  9. #dbe9f9
  10. #edf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#498fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #498fe2
  2. #4f8ed8
  3. #548cce
  4. #5a8bc5
  5. #5f89bb
  6. #6588b1
  7. #6a86a7
  8. #70859d
  9. #758394
  10. #7b828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a95e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5386e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e92e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f8ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-498fe2 {
  color: #498fe2;
}
Background
.bg-498fe2 {
  background-color: #498fe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-498fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #498fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #498fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 143 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 73% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-498fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498fe2, #5049e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-498fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 143 226 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.62 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.00 #b6701d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#498fe2  rgb(73, 143, 226)  hsl(213, 73%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#e29c49  rgb(226, 156, 73)  hsl(33, 73%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#e2498f  rgb(226, 73, 143)  hsl(333, 73%, 59%)  Deep Pink
#8fe249  rgb(143, 226, 73)  hsl(93, 73%, 59%)  Inchworm