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#418DC2

#418dc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#418dc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 55.29% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.49% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 204.65°, with 51.39% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #418dc2
  2. #c27641

Split complementary

  1. #418dc2
  2. #c2414c
  3. #c2b641

Analogous

  1. #41c2b6
  2. #418dc2
  3. #414cc2

Triadic

  1. #418dc2
  2. #c2418d
  3. #8dc241

Tetradic

  1. #418dc2
  2. #7641c2
  3. #c27641
  4. #8dc241

Square

  1. #418dc2
  2. #b641c2
  3. #c27641
  4. #4cc241

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3a50
  2. #2c648a
  3. #418dc2
  4. #7bb0d5
  5. #b5d2e7

Shades

#418dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #418dc2
  2. #3b7faf
  3. #34719b
  4. #2e6388
  5. #275574
  6. #214761
  7. #1a384e
  8. #142a3a
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#418dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #418dc2
  2. #5498c8
  3. #67a4ce
  4. #7aafd4
  5. #8dbbda
  6. #a0c6e1
  7. #b3d1e7
  8. #c6dded
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#418dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #418dc2
  2. #478cbb
  3. #4e8ab5
  4. #5489ae
  5. #5a88a8
  6. #6187a1
  7. #67859a
  8. #6d8494
  9. #73838d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7189a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758ec4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6381c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648dc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5886c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-418dc2 {
  color: #418dc2;
}
Background
.bg-418dc2 {
  background-color: #418dc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-418dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #418dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #418dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 141 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-418dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #418dc2, #414cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-418dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 141 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.67 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.17 #be723d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#418dc2  rgb(65, 141, 194)  hsl(205, 51%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c27641  rgb(194, 118, 65)  hsl(25, 51%, 51%)  Copper
#c2418d  rgb(194, 65, 141)  hsl(325, 51%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dc241  rgb(141, 194, 65)  hsl(85, 51%, 51%)  Yellow Green