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#128BC5

#128bc5 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#128bc5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 54.51% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.86% cyan, 29.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 199.44°, with 83.26% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #128bc5
  2. #c54c12

Split complementary

  1. #128bc5
  2. #c51232
  3. #c5a612

Analogous

  1. #12c5a6
  2. #128bc5
  3. #1232c5

Triadic

  1. #128bc5
  2. #c5128b
  3. #8bc512

Tetradic

  1. #128bc5
  2. #4c12c5
  3. #c54c12
  4. #8bc512

Square

  1. #128bc5
  2. #a612c5
  3. #c54c12
  4. #32c512

Monochromatic

  1. #052839
  2. #0c5a7f
  3. #128bc5
  4. #37b2ed
  5. #7dcdf3

Shades

#128bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #128bc5
  2. #107db1
  3. #0e6f9e
  4. #0d618a
  5. #0b5376
  6. #094663
  7. #07384f
  8. #052a3b
  9. #041c27
  10. #020e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#128bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #128bc5
  2. #2a97cb
  3. #41a2d1
  4. #59aed6
  5. #71b9dc
  6. #89c5e2
  7. #a0d1e8
  8. #b8dcee
  9. #d0e8f3
  10. #e7f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#128bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #128bc5
  2. #1d8abe
  3. #2889b7
  4. #3388b0
  5. #3e87a9
  6. #4986a3
  7. #54849c
  8. #5f8395
  9. #6a828e
  10. #758187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6886a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8bc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587cc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #588bc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4682c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-128bc5 {
  color: #128bc5;
}
Background
.bg-128bc5 {
  background-color: #128bc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-128bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #128bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #128bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 139 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-128bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #128bc5, #1232c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-128bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 139 197 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.95 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.01 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.73 #ed743a Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#128bc5  rgb(18, 139, 197)  hsl(199, 83%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c54c12  rgb(197, 76, 18)  hsl(19, 83%, 42%)  Sinopia
#c5128b  rgb(197, 18, 139)  hsl(319, 83%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc512  rgb(139, 197, 18)  hsl(79, 83%, 42%)  Yellow Green