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#068ECB

#068ecb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#068ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 55.69% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.04% cyan, 30.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 198.58°, with 94.26% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.237

Complementary

  1. #068ecb
  2. #cb4306

Split complementary

  1. #068ecb
  2. #cb062b
  3. #cba606

Analogous

  1. #06cba6
  2. #068ecb
  3. #062bcb

Triadic

  1. #068ecb
  2. #cb068e
  3. #8ecb06

Tetradic

  1. #068ecb
  2. #4306cb
  3. #cb4306
  4. #8ecb06

Square

  1. #068ecb
  2. #a606cb
  3. #cb4306
  4. #2bcb06

Monochromatic

  1. #022636
  2. #045a81
  3. #068ecb
  4. #25b7f9
  5. #6fd0fb

Shades

#068ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #068ecb
  2. #0580b7
  3. #0572a2
  4. #04638e
  5. #04557a
  6. #034766
  7. #023951
  8. #022b3d
  9. #011c29
  10. #010e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#068ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #068ecb
  2. #1f99d0
  3. #38a5d5
  4. #51b0db
  5. #6abbe0
  6. #83c7e5
  7. #9bd2ea
  8. #b4ddef
  9. #cde8f5
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#068ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #068ecb
  2. #128dc4
  3. #1e8bbc
  4. #2b8ab5
  5. #3788ad
  6. #4387a6
  7. #4f869e
  8. #5b8497
  9. #68838f
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a89a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #588ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4585ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-068ecb {
  color: #068ecb;
}
Background
.bg-068ecb {
  background-color: #068ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-068ecb {
  border: 2px solid #068ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #068ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 142 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-068ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #068ecb, #062bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-068ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 142 203 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.12 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.38 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.79 #f97134 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#068ecb  rgb(6, 142, 203)  hsl(199, 94%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#cb4306  rgb(203, 67, 6)  hsl(19, 94%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cb068e  rgb(203, 6, 142)  hsl(319, 94%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ecb06  rgb(142, 203, 6)  hsl(79, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green