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#4287C7

#4287c7 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4287c7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 52.94% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.83% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 208.87°, with 54.29% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.2261

Complementary

  1. #4287c7
  2. #c78242

Split complementary

  1. #4287c7
  2. #c74244
  3. #c7c442

Analogous

  1. #42c7c4
  2. #4287c7
  3. #4244c7

Triadic

  1. #4287c7
  2. #c74287
  3. #87c742

Tetradic

  1. #4287c7
  2. #8242c7
  3. #c78242
  4. #87c742

Square

  1. #4287c7
  2. #c442c7
  3. #c78242
  4. #44c742

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3956
  2. #2b6091
  3. #4287c7
  4. #7dacd8
  5. #b8d2ea

Shades

#4287c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4287c7
  2. #3b7ab3
  3. #356c9f
  4. #2e5f8b
  5. #285177
  6. #214464
  7. #1a3650
  8. #14293c
  9. #0d1b28
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4287c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4287c7
  2. #5593cd
  3. #689fd2
  4. #7babd8
  5. #8eb7dd
  6. #a1c3e3
  7. #b3cfe9
  8. #c6dbee
  9. #d9e7f4
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4287c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4287c7
  2. #4886c0
  3. #4e86b9
  4. #5585b2
  5. #5b84ab
  6. #6184a4
  7. #67839c
  8. #6d8295
  9. #74818e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f84a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b8aca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587dc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d89c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5081c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4287c7 {
  color: #4287c7;
}
Background
.bg-4287c7 {
  background-color: #4287c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4287c7 {
  border: 2px solid #4287c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4287c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 135 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 54% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4287c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4287c7, #4244c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4287c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 135 199 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.72 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.35 #bd7838 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4287c7  rgb(66, 135, 199)  hsl(209, 54%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#c78242  rgb(199, 130, 66)  hsl(29, 54%, 52%)  Peru
#c74287  rgb(199, 66, 135)  hsl(329, 54%, 52%)  Mulberry
#87c742  rgb(135, 199, 66)  hsl(89, 54%, 52%)  Yellow Green