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#0287C8

#0287c8 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0287c8 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 52.94% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.7°, with 98.02% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2151

Complementary

  1. #0287c8
  2. #c84302

Split complementary

  1. #0287c8
  2. #c80224
  3. #c8a602

Analogous

  1. #02c8a6
  2. #0287c8
  3. #0224c8

Triadic

  1. #0287c8
  2. #c80287
  3. #87c802

Tetradic

  1. #0287c8
  2. #4302c8
  3. #c84302
  4. #87c802

Square

  1. #0287c8
  2. #a602c8
  3. #c84302
  4. #24c802

Monochromatic

  1. #002131
  2. #01547c
  3. #0287c8
  4. #1ab2fd
  5. #66ccfd

Shades

#0287c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0287c8
  2. #027ab4
  3. #026ca0
  4. #015f8c
  5. #015178
  6. #014464
  7. #013650
  8. #01293c
  9. #001b28
  10. #000e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#0287c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0287c8
  2. #1b93ce
  3. #359fd3
  4. #4eabd9
  5. #67b7de
  6. #81c3e4
  7. #9acfe9
  8. #b3dbef
  9. #cce7f4
  10. #e6f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0287c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0287c8
  2. #0f86c1
  3. #1b86ba
  4. #2885b2
  5. #3484ab
  6. #4184a4
  7. #4e839d
  8. #5a8296
  9. #67818e
  10. #738187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6583a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6788cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e79c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5188ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0287c8 {
  color: #0287c8;
}
Background
.bg-0287c8 {
  background-color: #0287c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0287c8 {
  border: 2px solid #0287c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0287c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0287c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0287c8, #0224c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0287c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.68 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.80 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.57 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.17 #fd7837 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0287c8  rgb(2, 135, 200)  hsl(200, 98%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c84302  rgb(200, 67, 2)  hsl(20, 98%, 40%)  Sinopia
#c80287  rgb(200, 2, 135)  hsl(320, 98%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#87c802  rgb(135, 200, 2)  hsl(80, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green