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#287CBD

#287cbd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287cbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.84% cyan, 34.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.17°, with 65.07% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #287cbd
  2. #bd6928

Split complementary

  1. #287cbd
  2. #bd2832
  3. #bdb328

Analogous

  1. #28bdb3
  2. #287cbd
  3. #2832bd

Triadic

  1. #287cbd
  2. #bd287c
  3. #7cbd28

Tetradic

  1. #287cbd
  2. #6928bd
  3. #bd6928
  4. #7cbd28

Square

  1. #287cbd
  2. #b328bd
  3. #bd6928
  4. #32bd28

Monochromatic

  1. #0d293f
  2. #1b537e
  3. #287cbd
  4. #56a1db
  5. #95c4e9

Shades

#287cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cbd
  2. #2470aa
  3. #206397
  4. #1c5784
  5. #184a71
  6. #143e5f
  7. #10324c
  8. #0c2539
  9. #081926
  10. #040c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cbd
  2. #3e89c4
  3. #5396ca
  4. #69a3d1
  5. #7eb0d7
  6. #94bede
  7. #a9cbe5
  8. #bfd8eb
  9. #d4e5f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cbd
  2. #317cb7
  3. #3a7db1
  4. #427dab
  5. #4b7ea5
  6. #547e9f
  7. #5d7e98
  8. #667f92
  9. #6e7f8c
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4871bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e76bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cbd {
  color: #287cbd;
}
Background
.bg-287cbd {
  background-color: #287cbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-287cbd {
  border: 2px solid #287cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cbd, #2832bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.04 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.67 #d78342 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#287cbd  rgb(40, 124, 189)  hsl(206, 65%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bd6928  rgb(189, 105, 40)  hsl(26, 65%, 45%)  Copper
#bd287c  rgb(189, 40, 124)  hsl(326, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cbd28  rgb(124, 189, 40)  hsl(86, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green