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#4E89BC

#4e89bc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e89bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 53.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.82°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.2314

Complementary

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #bc814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #bc4e52
  3. #bcb84e

Analogous

  1. #4ebcb8
  2. #4e89bc
  3. #4e52bc

Triadic

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #bc4e89
  3. #89bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #814ebc
  3. #bc814e
  4. #89bc4e

Square

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #b84ebc
  3. #bc814e
  4. #52bc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3a52
  2. #346289
  3. #4e89bc
  4. #86aed1
  5. #bdd3e6

Shades

#4e89bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #467ba9
  3. #3e6e96
  4. #376084
  5. #2f5271
  6. #27455e
  7. #1f374b
  8. #172938
  9. #101b26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e89bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #6095c3
  3. #71a1c9
  4. #83acd0
  5. #95b8d7
  6. #a7c4de
  7. #b8d0e4
  8. #cadceb
  9. #dce7f2
  10. #edf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e89bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #5388b6
  3. #5887b0
  4. #5d86aa
  5. #6285a4
  6. #67859e
  7. #6c8498
  8. #718392
  9. #76828c
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72869e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c83bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2990a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e89bc {
  color: #4e89bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e89bc {
  background-color: #4e89bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e89bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e89bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e89bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 137 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e89bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e89bc, #4e52bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e89bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 137 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.15 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.48 #b17643 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4e89bc  rgb(78, 137, 188)  hsl(208, 45%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#bc814e  rgb(188, 129, 78)  hsl(28, 45%, 52%)  Peru
#bc4e89  rgb(188, 78, 137)  hsl(328, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry
#89bc4e  rgb(137, 188, 78)  hsl(88, 45%, 52%)  Pistachio