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#0485BE

#0485be ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0485be is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 52.16% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.89% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 198.39°, with 95.88% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2052

Complementary

  1. #0485be
  2. #be3d04

Split complementary

  1. #0485be
  2. #be0428
  3. #be9a04

Analogous

  1. #04be9a
  2. #0485be
  3. #0428be

Triadic

  1. #0485be
  2. #be0485
  3. #85be04

Tetradic

  1. #0485be
  2. #3d04be
  3. #be3d04
  4. #85be04

Square

  1. #0485be
  2. #9a04be
  3. #be3d04
  4. #28be04

Monochromatic

  1. #011c28
  2. #025173
  3. #0485be
  4. #14b4fa
  5. #5fccfc

Shades

#0485be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0485be
  2. #0478ab
  3. #036a98
  4. #035d85
  5. #025072
  6. #02435f
  7. #02354c
  8. #012839
  9. #011b26
  10. #000d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0485be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0485be
  2. #1d91c5
  3. #369dcb
  4. #4faad2
  5. #68b6d8
  6. #82c2df
  7. #9bcee5
  8. #b4daec
  9. #cde7f2
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0485be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0485be
  2. #1085b8
  3. #1d84b2
  4. #2984ab
  5. #3683a5
  6. #42839f
  7. #4e8299
  8. #5b8293
  9. #67818c
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63809b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6985c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5276bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5285c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0485be {
  color: #0485be;
}
Background
.bg-0485be {
  background-color: #0485be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0485be {
  border: 2px solid #0485be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0485be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 133 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0485be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0485be, #0428be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0485be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 133 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.33 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.96 #fb7a41 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0485be  rgb(4, 133, 190)  hsl(198, 96%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#be3d04  rgb(190, 61, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 38%)  Mahogany
#be0485  rgb(190, 4, 133)  hsl(318, 96%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#85be04  rgb(133, 190, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green