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#0684BD

#0684bd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0684bd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 51.76% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.83% cyan, 30.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 198.69°, with 93.85% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #0684bd
  2. #bd3f06

Split complementary

  1. #0684bd
  2. #bd0628
  3. #bd9b06

Analogous

  1. #06bd9b
  2. #0684bd
  3. #0628bd

Triadic

  1. #0684bd
  2. #bd0684
  3. #84bd06

Tetradic

  1. #0684bd
  2. #3f06bd
  3. #bd3f06
  4. #84bd06

Square

  1. #0684bd
  2. #9b06bd
  3. #bd3f06
  4. #28bd06

Monochromatic

  1. #011c29
  2. #045073
  3. #0684bd
  4. #18b2f8
  5. #62cbfa

Shades

#0684bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0684bd
  2. #0577aa
  3. #056a97
  4. #045c84
  5. #044f71
  6. #03425f
  7. #02354c
  8. #022839
  9. #011a26
  10. #010d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0684bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0684bd
  2. #1f90c4
  3. #389dca
  4. #51a9d1
  5. #6ab5d7
  6. #83c2de
  7. #9bcee5
  8. #b4daeb
  9. #cde6f2
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0684bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0684bd
  2. #1284b7
  3. #1e83b1
  4. #2b83ab
  5. #3782a5
  6. #43829f
  7. #4f8298
  8. #5b8192
  9. #68818c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6884c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5176bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5284bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0684bd {
  color: #0684bd;
}
Background
.bg-0684bd {
  background-color: #0684bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0684bd {
  border: 2px solid #0684bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0684bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 132 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0684bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0684bd, #0628bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0684bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 132 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.51 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.41 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.62 #f97b42 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#0684bd  rgb(6, 132, 189)  hsl(199, 94%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#bd3f06  rgb(189, 63, 6)  hsl(19, 94%, 38%)  Mahogany
#bd0684  rgb(189, 6, 132)  hsl(319, 94%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#84bd06  rgb(132, 189, 6)  hsl(79, 94%, 38%)  Apple Green