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#438CC2

#438cc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#438cc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.9% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.46% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 205.51°, with 51% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.2384

Complementary

  1. #438cc2
  2. #c27943

Split complementary

  1. #438cc2
  2. #c2434d
  3. #c2b843

Analogous

  1. #43c2b8
  2. #438cc2
  3. #434dc2

Triadic

  1. #438cc2
  2. #c2438c
  3. #8cc243

Tetradic

  1. #438cc2
  2. #7943c2
  3. #c27943
  4. #8cc243

Square

  1. #438cc2
  2. #b843c2
  3. #c27943
  4. #4dc243

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3a52
  2. #2d638b
  3. #438cc2
  4. #7dafd5
  5. #b7d3e7

Shades

#438cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438cc2
  2. #3c7eaf
  3. #36709b
  4. #2f6288
  5. #285474
  6. #224661
  7. #1b384e
  8. #142a3a
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#438cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438cc2
  2. #5698c8
  3. #69a3ce
  4. #7bafd4
  5. #8ebada
  6. #a1c6e1
  7. #b4d1e7
  8. #c7dded
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438cc2
  2. #498bbb
  3. #4f8ab5
  4. #5588ae
  5. #5b87a8
  6. #6286a1
  7. #68859a
  8. #6e8494
  9. #74828d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7188a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6280c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648dc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5885c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438cc2 {
  color: #438cc2;
}
Background
.bg-438cc2 {
  background-color: #438cc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #438cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438cc2, #434dc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.23 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.78 #bc733d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#438cc2  rgb(67, 140, 194)  hsl(206, 51%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c27943  rgb(194, 121, 67)  hsl(26, 51%, 51%)  Copper
#c2438c  rgb(194, 67, 140)  hsl(326, 51%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8cc243  rgb(140, 194, 67)  hsl(86, 51%, 51%)  Yellow Green