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#4E8DCC

#4e8dcc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e8dcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 55.29% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 30.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2503

Complementary

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #cc8d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #cc4e4e
  3. #cccc4e

Analogous

  1. #4ecccc
  2. #4e8dcc
  3. #4e4ecc

Triadic

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #cc4e8d
  3. #8dcc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #8d4ecc
  3. #cc8d4e
  4. #8dcc4e

Square

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #cc4ecc
  3. #cc8d4e
  4. #4ecc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4064
  2. #2e67a0
  3. #4e8dcc
  4. #89b3dd
  5. #c5d9ee

Shades

#4e8dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #467fb8
  3. #3e71a3
  4. #37638f
  5. #2f557a
  6. #274766
  7. #1f3852
  8. #172a3d
  9. #101c29
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #6098d1
  3. #71a4d6
  4. #83afdb
  5. #95bbe0
  6. #a7c6e6
  7. #b8d1eb
  8. #caddf0
  9. #dce8f5
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #538cc4
  3. #588abd
  4. #5d89b5
  5. #6288ae
  6. #6787a6
  7. #6c859e
  8. #718497
  9. #76838f
  10. #7b8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7290cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6184cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a87cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b96b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8dcc {
  color: #4e8dcc;
}
Background
.bg-4e8dcc {
  background-color: #4e8dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8dcc {
  border: 2px solid #4e8dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8dcc, #4e4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 204 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.64 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.13 #b17233 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4e8dcc  rgb(78, 141, 204)  hsl(210, 55%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#cc8d4e  rgb(204, 141, 78)  hsl(30, 55%, 55%)  Peru
#cc4e8d  rgb(204, 78, 141)  hsl(330, 55%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8dcc4e  rgb(141, 204, 78)  hsl(90, 55%, 55%)  Yellow Green