Color of the Day:

Silk Blue#488AC7

Silk Blue - 03/20/1983

Silk Blue is the Color of the Day for 03/20/1983. Silk Blue has a hex value of #488AC7. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 72, Green: 138, and Blue: 199

Color Spaces of Silk Blue

Hex488AC7#488AC7
RGB72 138 199rgb(72 138 199)
RGB %28 54 78rgb(28 54 78)
CIELAB55.2, -7.1, -38.61
CMY72, 46, 22
CMYK64, 31, 0, 22
HSL209, 53, 53hsl(209 53% 53%)
HSV209, 64, 78hsv(209 64% 78%)
HSI209, 47, 136
HWB209, 28, 22hwb(209 28% 22%)
LCH55.2, 39.26, 259.58
XYZ20.78, 23.12, 43.35

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All About Silk Blue

Silk Blue is a soft and luxurious shade of blue that is reminiscent of the delicate and elegant texture of silk fabrics. This color is characterized by its pale and subtle hue, and it is a popular choice for a range of applications. Whether used in fashion, art, or interior design, Silk Blue is a calming and refined color that adds a touch of sophistication and serenity to any setting.

One of the defining characteristics of Silk Blue is its subtlety. This color is paler and less saturated than many other shades of blue, which gives it a sense of delicacy and gentleness. Its subtlety is perfect for creating a sense of serenity or peacefulness, while its pale hue gives it a sense of elegance and refinement.

Another benefit of Silk Blue is its versatility. This color can be paired with a range of other shades to create different moods and atmospheres. When combined with warm or earthy colors, for example, Silk Blue can create a sense of harmony and tranquility that feels natural and calming. On the other hand, when paired with cooler or brighter colors like white or silver, Silk Blue takes on a more modern and chic feel, making it perfect for a sophisticated and stylish environment.

Overall, Silk Blue is a soft and luxurious color that is both subtle and versatile. Whether used as an accent or as the primary color in a design scheme, Silk Blue is sure to add a touch of refinement and serenity to any setting. Its subtlety makes it perfect for creating a sense of delicacy and gentleness, while its versatility means it can be used in a range of settings and paired with a variety of other colors.

Closest Common Color

Silk Blue is closest to the common color blue. Blue is a primary color on both the RGB and RYB model. Blue has strong associations with serenity, tranquility, and reliability. Blue is key when it comes to planet earth. Blue skies and blue oceans encompass our planet. Although blue is not something we commonly see in nature, it is a very popular color choice among people! Some blue things are the ocean, sapphires, high temperature flames, and blueberries.

Shades of Silk Blue

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Silk Blue all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Silk Blue

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Silk Blue all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Silk Blue

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Silk Blue all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Silk Blue

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Silk Blue.

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Complementary Color of Silk Blue

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Silk Blue.

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Split Complementary Colors of Silk Blue

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Silk Blue.

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Triadic Colors of Silk Blue

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Silk Blue.

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Tetradic Colors of Silk Blue

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Silk Blue.

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Analogous Colors of Silk Blue

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Silk Blue.

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Variations of Silk Blue

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Silk Blue has RGB values of R:72, G:138, and B:199. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Silk Blue, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Silk Blue.

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Web Safe Color of Silk Blue

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Silk Blue.

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CSS Code for Silk Blue

Text Color
.text-class { color: #488AC7; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #488AC7

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #488AC7; }

This text has a shadow in the color #488AC7

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #488AC7; }

This div tag has a border color of #488AC7

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #488AC7; }

This div tag has a background color of #488AC7

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Silk Blue Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Silk Blue is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Silk Blue Contrast on Black Background

The color Silk Blue has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Silk Blue a good choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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Silk Blue Contrast on White Background

The color Silk Blue has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Silk Blue a moderate choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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