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#4C8BC7

#4c8bc7 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8bc7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.51% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.81% cyan, 30.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 209.27°, with 52.34% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.2413

Complementary

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #c7884c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #c74c4d
  3. #c7c64c

Analogous

  1. #4cc7c6
  2. #4c8bc7
  3. #4c4dc7

Triadic

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #c74c8b
  3. #8bc74c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #884cc7
  3. #c7884c
  4. #8bc74c

Square

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #c64cc7
  3. #c7884c
  4. #4dc74c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3e5d
  2. #2f6597
  3. #4c8bc7
  4. #86b1d9
  5. #c1d7eb

Shades

#4c8bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #447db3
  3. #3d6f9f
  4. #35618b
  5. #2e5377
  6. #264664
  7. #1e3850
  8. #172a3c
  9. #0f1c28
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #5e97cd
  3. #70a2d2
  4. #82aed8
  5. #94b9dd
  6. #a6c5e3
  7. #b7d1e9
  8. #c9dcee
  9. #dbe8f4
  10. #edf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8bc7
  2. #518ac0
  3. #5689b9
  4. #5c88b2
  5. #6187ab
  6. #6686a4
  7. #6b849c
  8. #708395
  9. #76828e
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7488a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #718dca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6181c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5985c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a94b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8bc7 {
  color: #4c8bc7;
}
Background
.bg-4c8bc7 {
  background-color: #4c8bc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #4c8bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 139 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 52% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8bc7, #4c4dc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 139 199 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.05 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.91 #b37438 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4c8bc7  rgb(76, 139, 199)  hsl(209, 52%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#c7884c  rgb(199, 136, 76)  hsl(29, 52%, 54%)  Peru
#c74c8b  rgb(199, 76, 139)  hsl(329, 52%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8bc74c  rgb(139, 199, 76)  hsl(89, 52%, 54%)  Yellow Green