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#4287C0

#4287c0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4287c0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 52.94% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.63% cyan, 29.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 207.14°, with 50% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.2229

Complementary

  1. #4287c0
  2. #c07b42

Split complementary

  1. #4287c0
  2. #c04248
  3. #c0ba42

Analogous

  1. #42c0ba
  2. #4287c0
  3. #4248c0

Triadic

  1. #4287c0
  2. #c04287
  3. #87c042

Tetradic

  1. #4287c0
  2. #7b42c0
  3. #c07b42
  4. #87c042

Square

  1. #4287c0
  2. #ba42c0
  3. #c07b42
  4. #48c042

Monochromatic

  1. #1a374f
  2. #2d5f88
  3. #4287c0
  4. #7babd3
  5. #b5d0e6

Shades

#4287c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4287c0
  2. #3b7aad
  3. #356c9a
  4. #2e5f86
  5. #285173
  6. #214460
  7. #1a364d
  8. #14293a
  9. #0d1b26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4287c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4287c0
  2. #5593c6
  3. #689fcd
  4. #7babd3
  5. #8eb7d9
  6. #a1c3e0
  7. #b3cfe6
  8. #c6dbec
  9. #d9e7f2
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4287c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4287c0
  2. #4886ba
  3. #4e86b3
  4. #5585ad
  5. #5b84a6
  6. #6184a0
  7. #67839a
  8. #6d8293
  9. #74818d
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e849f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e89c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7cbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f88c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5381bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4287c0 {
  color: #4287c0;
}
Background
.bg-4287c0 {
  background-color: #4287c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4287c0 {
  border: 2px solid #4287c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4287c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 135 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 50% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4287c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4287c0, #4248c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4287c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 135 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.94 #bd783f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4287c0  rgb(66, 135, 192)  hsl(207, 50%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c07b42  rgb(192, 123, 66)  hsl(27, 50%, 51%)  Copper
#c04287  rgb(192, 66, 135)  hsl(327, 50%, 51%)  Mulberry
#87c042  rgb(135, 192, 66)  hsl(87, 50%, 51%)  Yellow Green