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#3287C2

#3287c2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3287c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 52.94% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.23% cyan, 30.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 204.58°, with 59.02% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.219

Complementary

  1. #3287c2
  2. #c26d32

Split complementary

  1. #3287c2
  2. #c2323f
  3. #c2b532

Analogous

  1. #32c2b5
  2. #3287c2
  3. #323fc2

Triadic

  1. #3287c2
  2. #c23287
  3. #87c232

Tetradic

  1. #3287c2
  2. #6d32c2
  3. #c26d32
  4. #87c232

Square

  1. #3287c2
  2. #b532c2
  3. #c26d32
  4. #3fc232

Monochromatic

  1. #133248
  2. #225d85
  3. #3287c2
  4. #68aad8
  5. #a5cde8

Shades

#3287c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3287c2
  2. #2d7aaf
  3. #286c9b
  4. #235f88
  5. #1e5174
  6. #194461
  7. #14364e
  8. #0f293a
  9. #0a1b27
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3287c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3287c2
  2. #4793c8
  3. #5b9fce
  4. #70abd4
  5. #84b7da
  6. #99c3e1
  7. #adcfe7
  8. #c2dbed
  9. #d6e7f3
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3287c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3287c2
  2. #3a86bb
  3. #4286b5
  4. #4985ae
  5. #5184a8
  6. #5984a1
  7. #61839a
  8. #698294
  9. #70818d
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a839f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c88c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587bc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a88c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b80c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3287c2 {
  color: #3287c2;
}
Background
.bg-3287c2 {
  background-color: #3287c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3287c2 {
  border: 2px solid #3287c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3287c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 135 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3287c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3287c2, #323fc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3287c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 135 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.22 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.26 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.17 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #cd783d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3287c2  rgb(50, 135, 194)  hsl(205, 59%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c26d32  rgb(194, 109, 50)  hsl(25, 59%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c23287  rgb(194, 50, 135)  hsl(325, 59%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#87c232  rgb(135, 194, 50)  hsl(85, 59%, 48%)  Yellow Green