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#5287C4

#5287c4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5287c4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.16% cyan, 31.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 212.11°, with 49.14% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.2311

Complementary

  1. #5287c4
  2. #c48f52

Split complementary

  1. #5287c4
  2. #c45652
  3. #c0c452

Analogous

  1. #52c0c4
  2. #5287c4
  3. #5652c4

Triadic

  1. #5287c4
  2. #c45287
  3. #87c452

Tetradic

  1. #5287c4
  2. #8f52c4
  3. #c48f52
  4. #87c452

Square

  1. #5287c4
  2. #c452c0
  3. #c48f52
  4. #52c456

Monochromatic

  1. #203c5d
  2. #336196
  3. #5287c4
  4. #8bafd7
  5. #c4d6eb

Shades

#5287c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5287c4
  2. #4a7ab0
  3. #426c9d
  4. #395f89
  5. #315176
  6. #294462
  7. #21364e
  8. #19293b
  9. #101b27
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5287c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5287c4
  2. #6393ca
  3. #759fd0
  4. #86abd6
  5. #97b7dc
  6. #a9c3e2
  7. #bacfe7
  8. #cbdbed
  9. #dce7f3
  10. #eef3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5287c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5287c4
  2. #5786bd
  3. #5b86b6
  4. #6085b0
  5. #6484a9
  6. #6984a2
  7. #6e839b
  8. #728294
  9. #77818e
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7385a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8ac7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7fc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6489c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a82c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e90ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5287c4 {
  color: #5287c4;
}
Background
.bg-5287c4 {
  background-color: #5287c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5287c4 {
  border: 2px solid #5287c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5287c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 135 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 49% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5287c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5287c4, #5652c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5287c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 135 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.06 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.18 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.21 #ad783b Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#5287c4  rgb(82, 135, 196)  hsl(212, 49%, 55%)  Steel Blue
#c48f52  rgb(196, 143, 82)  hsl(32, 49%, 55%)  Peru
#c45287  rgb(196, 82, 135)  hsl(332, 49%, 55%)  Mulberry
#87c452  rgb(135, 196, 82)  hsl(92, 49%, 55%)  Pistachio