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#088BC4

#088bc4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#088bc4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 54.51% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.92% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 198.19°, with 92.16% saturation and 40% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #088bc4
  2. #c44108

Split complementary

  1. #088bc4
  2. #c4082d
  3. #c49f08

Analogous

  1. #08c49f
  2. #088bc4
  3. #082dc4

Triadic

  1. #088bc4
  2. #c4088b
  3. #8bc408

Tetradic

  1. #088bc4
  2. #4108c4
  3. #c44108
  4. #8bc408

Square

  1. #088bc4
  2. #9f08c4
  3. #c44108
  4. #2dc408

Monochromatic

  1. #022331
  2. #05577b
  3. #088bc4
  4. #22b6f6
  5. #6ccef9

Shades

#088bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #088bc4
  2. #077db0
  3. #066f9d
  4. #066189
  5. #055376
  6. #044662
  7. #03384e
  8. #022a3b
  9. #021c27
  10. #010e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#088bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #088bc4
  2. #2197ca
  3. #39a2d0
  4. #52aed6
  5. #6bb9dc
  6. #84c5e2
  7. #9cd1e7
  8. #b5dced
  9. #cee8f3
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#088bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #088bc4
  2. #148abd
  3. #2089b6
  4. #2c88b0
  5. #3887a9
  6. #4486a2
  7. #50849b
  8. #5c8394
  9. #68828e
  10. #748187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6786a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8bc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587cc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578bc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4582c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-088bc4 {
  color: #088bc4;
}
Background
.bg-088bc4 {
  background-color: #088bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-088bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #088bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #088bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 139 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-088bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #088bc4, #082dc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-088bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 139 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.61 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.78 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.03 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.56 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.47 #f7743b Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#088bc4  rgb(8, 139, 196)  hsl(198, 92%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c44108  rgb(196, 65, 8)  hsl(18, 92%, 40%)  Mahogany
#c4088b  rgb(196, 8, 139)  hsl(318, 92%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc408  rgb(139, 196, 8)  hsl(78, 92%, 40%)  Yellow Green