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#398FC2

#398fc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#398fc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 56.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.62% cyan, 26.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 202.34°, with 54.58% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.2441

Complementary

  1. #398fc2
  2. #c26c39

Split complementary

  1. #398fc2
  2. #c2394a
  3. #c2b139

Analogous

  1. #39c2b1
  2. #398fc2
  3. #394ac2

Triadic

  1. #398fc2
  2. #c2398f
  3. #8fc239

Tetradic

  1. #398fc2
  2. #6c39c2
  3. #c26c39
  4. #8fc239

Square

  1. #398fc2
  2. #b139c2
  3. #c26c39
  4. #4ac239

Monochromatic

  1. #16384c
  2. #286387
  3. #398fc2
  4. #72b0d6
  5. #add1e7

Shades

#398fc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398fc2
  2. #3381af
  3. #2e729b
  4. #286488
  5. #225674
  6. #1d4861
  7. #17394e
  8. #112b3a
  9. #0b1d27
  10. #060e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#398fc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398fc2
  2. #4d9ac8
  3. #61a5ce
  4. #74b1d4
  5. #88bcda
  6. #9cc7e1
  7. #b0d2e7
  8. #c4dded
  9. #d7e9f3
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398fc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398fc2
  2. #408ebb
  3. #478cb5
  4. #4e8bae
  5. #5589a8
  6. #5d88a1
  7. #64869a
  8. #6b8594
  9. #72838d
  10. #798287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778fc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6482c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648fc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5687c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398fc2 {
  color: #398fc2;
}
Background
.bg-398fc2 {
  background-color: #398fc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398fc2 {
  border: 2px solid #398fc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398fc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 143 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398fc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398fc2, #394ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398fc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 143 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.54 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.13 #c6703d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#398fc2  rgb(57, 143, 194)  hsl(202, 55%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#c26c39  rgb(194, 108, 57)  hsl(22, 55%, 49%)  Chocolate
#c2398f  rgb(194, 57, 143)  hsl(322, 55%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fc239  rgb(143, 194, 57)  hsl(82, 55%, 49%)  Yellow Green