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#0483BF

#0483bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0483bf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 51.37% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.91% cyan, 31.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 199.25°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #0483bf
  2. #bf4004

Split complementary

  1. #0483bf
  2. #bf0426
  3. #bf9e04

Analogous

  1. #04bf9e
  2. #0483bf
  3. #0426bf

Triadic

  1. #0483bf
  2. #bf0483
  3. #83bf04

Tetradic

  1. #0483bf
  2. #4004bf
  3. #bf4004
  4. #83bf04

Square

  1. #0483bf
  2. #9e04bf
  3. #bf4004
  4. #26bf04

Monochromatic

  1. #011c29
  2. #025074
  3. #0483bf
  4. #15b1fa
  5. #60cafc

Shades

#0483bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0483bf
  2. #0476ac
  3. #036999
  4. #035c86
  5. #024f73
  6. #024260
  7. #02344c
  8. #012739
  9. #011a26
  10. #000d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0483bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0483bf
  2. #1d8fc5
  3. #369ccc
  4. #4fa8d2
  5. #68b5d9
  6. #82c1df
  7. #9bcde5
  8. #b4daec
  9. #cde6f2
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0483bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0483bf
  2. #1083b9
  3. #1d82b2
  4. #2982ac
  5. #3682a6
  6. #4282a0
  7. #4e8199
  8. #5b8193
  9. #67818d
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6684c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e75be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5084c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7bbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0483bf {
  color: #0483bf;
}
Background
.bg-0483bf {
  background-color: #0483bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0483bf {
  border: 2px solid #0483bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0483bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 131 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0483bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0483bf, #0426bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0483bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 131 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.93 #fb7c40 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0483bf  rgb(4, 131, 191)  hsl(199, 96%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#bf4004  rgb(191, 64, 4)  hsl(19, 96%, 38%)  Mahogany
#bf0483  rgb(191, 4, 131)  hsl(319, 96%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#83bf04  rgb(131, 191, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green