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#5287C3

#5287c3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5287c3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 52.94% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.95% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 211.86°, with 48.5% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.2306

Complementary

  1. #5287c3
  2. #c38e52

Split complementary

  1. #5287c3
  2. #c35552
  3. #bfc352

Analogous

  1. #52bfc3
  2. #5287c3
  3. #5552c3

Triadic

  1. #5287c3
  2. #c35287
  3. #87c352

Tetradic

  1. #5287c3
  2. #8e52c3
  3. #c38e52
  4. #87c352

Square

  1. #5287c3
  2. #c352bf
  3. #c38e52
  4. #52c355

Monochromatic

  1. #203c5c
  2. #346195
  3. #5287c3
  4. #8baed7
  5. #c4d6ea

Shades

#5287c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5287c3
  2. #4a7ab0
  3. #426c9c
  4. #395f89
  5. #315175
  6. #294462
  7. #21364e
  8. #19293b
  9. #101b27
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5287c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5287c3
  2. #6393c9
  3. #759fcf
  4. #86abd5
  5. #97b7db
  6. #a9c3e1
  7. #bacfe7
  8. #cbdbed
  9. #dce7f3
  10. #eef3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5287c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5287c3
  2. #5786bc
  3. #5b86b6
  4. #6085af
  5. #6484a8
  6. #6984a2
  7. #6e839b
  8. #728294
  9. #77818d
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7385a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6489c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a82c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e8fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5287c3 {
  color: #5287c3;
}
Background
.bg-5287c3 {
  background-color: #5287c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5287c3 {
  border: 2px solid #5287c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5287c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 135 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 49% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5287c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5287c3, #5552c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5287c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 135 195 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.24 #ad783c Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#5287c3  rgb(82, 135, 195)  hsl(212, 49%, 54%)  Steel Blue
#c38e52  rgb(195, 142, 82)  hsl(32, 49%, 54%)  Peru
#c35287  rgb(195, 82, 135)  hsl(332, 49%, 54%)  Mulberry
#87c352  rgb(135, 195, 82)  hsl(92, 49%, 54%)  Pistachio