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#3287C8

#3287c8 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3287c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 206°, with 60% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #3287c8
  2. #c87332

Split complementary

  1. #3287c8
  2. #c8323c
  3. #c8be32

Analogous

  1. #32c8be
  2. #3287c8
  3. #323cc8

Triadic

  1. #3287c8
  2. #c83287
  3. #87c832

Tetradic

  1. #3287c8
  2. #7332c8
  3. #c87332
  4. #87c832

Square

  1. #3287c8
  2. #be32c8
  3. #c87332
  4. #3cc832

Monochromatic

  1. #13344e
  2. #235e8b
  3. #3287c8
  4. #6cabda
  5. #a9ceea

Shades

#3287c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3287c8
  2. #2d7ab4
  3. #286ca0
  4. #235f8c
  5. #1e5178
  6. #194464
  7. #143650
  8. #0f293c
  9. #0a1b28
  10. #050e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3287c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3287c8
  2. #4793ce
  3. #5b9fd3
  4. #70abd9
  5. #84b7de
  6. #99c3e4
  7. #adcfe9
  8. #c2dbef
  9. #d6e7f4
  10. #ebf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3287c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3287c8
  2. #3a86c1
  3. #4286ba
  4. #4985b2
  5. #5184ab
  6. #5984a4
  7. #61839d
  8. #698296
  9. #70818e
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b84a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6989cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5888ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4980c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3287c8 {
  color: #3287c8;
}
Background
.bg-3287c8 {
  background-color: #3287c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3287c8 {
  border: 2px solid #3287c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3287c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3287c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3287c8, #323cc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3287c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.71 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.49 #cd7837 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3287c8  rgb(50, 135, 200)  hsl(206, 60%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#c87332  rgb(200, 115, 50)  hsl(26, 60%, 49%)  Chocolate
#c83287  rgb(200, 50, 135)  hsl(326, 60%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#87c832  rgb(135, 200, 50)  hsl(86, 60%, 49%)  Yellow Green