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#108EC6

#108ec6 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#108ec6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 55.69% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.92% cyan, 28.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 85.05% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.2353

Complementary

  1. #108ec6
  2. #c64810

Split complementary

  1. #108ec6
  2. #c61033
  3. #c6a310

Analogous

  1. #10c6a3
  2. #108ec6
  3. #1033c6

Triadic

  1. #108ec6
  2. #c6108e
  3. #8ec610

Tetradic

  1. #108ec6
  2. #4810c6
  3. #c64810
  4. #8ec610

Square

  1. #108ec6
  2. #a310c6
  3. #c64810
  4. #33c610

Monochromatic

  1. #052838
  2. #0a5b7f
  3. #108ec6
  4. #34b5ef
  5. #7bcff4

Shades

#108ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #108ec6
  2. #0e80b2
  3. #0d729e
  4. #0b638b
  5. #0a5577
  6. #084763
  7. #06394f
  8. #052b3b
  9. #031c28
  10. #020e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#108ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #108ec6
  2. #2899cc
  3. #40a5d1
  4. #58b0d7
  5. #70bbdd
  6. #88c7e3
  7. #9fd2e8
  8. #b7ddee
  9. #cfe8f4
  10. #e7f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#108ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #108ec6
  2. #1b8dbf
  3. #268bb8
  4. #328ab1
  5. #3d88aa
  6. #4887a3
  7. #53869c
  8. #5e8495
  9. #6a838e
  10. #758187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a89a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8ec8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4885c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-108ec6 {
  color: #108ec6;
}
Background
.bg-108ec6 {
  background-color: #108ec6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-108ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #108ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #108ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 142 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 85% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-108ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #108ec6, #1033c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-108ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 142 198 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.26 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.99 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.18 #ef7139 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#108ec6  rgb(16, 142, 198)  hsl(198, 85%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c64810  rgb(198, 72, 16)  hsl(18, 85%, 42%)  Sinopia
#c6108e  rgb(198, 16, 142)  hsl(318, 85%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ec610  rgb(142, 198, 16)  hsl(78, 85%, 42%)  Yellow Green