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#128DC6

#128dc6 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#128dc6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 55.29% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 28.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 199°, with 83.33% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #128dc6
  2. #c64b12

Split complementary

  1. #128dc6
  2. #c61233
  3. #c6a512

Analogous

  1. #12c6a5
  2. #128dc6
  3. #1233c6

Triadic

  1. #128dc6
  2. #c6128d
  3. #8dc612

Tetradic

  1. #128dc6
  2. #4b12c6
  3. #c64b12
  4. #8dc612

Square

  1. #128dc6
  2. #a512c6
  3. #c64b12
  4. #33c612

Monochromatic

  1. #05293a
  2. #0c5b80
  3. #128dc6
  4. #38b3ed
  5. #7ecef3

Shades

#128dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #128dc6
  2. #107fb2
  3. #0e719e
  4. #0d638b
  5. #0b5577
  6. #094763
  7. #07384f
  8. #052a3b
  9. #041c28
  10. #020e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#128dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #128dc6
  2. #2a98cc
  3. #41a4d1
  4. #59afd7
  5. #71bbdd
  6. #89c6e3
  7. #a0d1e8
  8. #b8ddee
  9. #d0e8f4
  10. #e7f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#128dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #128dc6
  2. #1d8cbf
  3. #288ab8
  4. #3389b1
  5. #3e88aa
  6. #4987a3
  7. #54859c
  8. #5f8495
  9. #6a838e
  10. #758187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6988a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #718dc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a7ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8dc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4884c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-128dc6 {
  color: #128dc6;
}
Background
.bg-128dc6 {
  background-color: #128dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-128dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #128dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #128dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 141 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-128dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #128dc6, #1233c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-128dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 141 198 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.74 #ed7239 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#128dc6  rgb(18, 141, 198)  hsl(199, 83%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c64b12  rgb(198, 75, 18)  hsl(19, 83%, 42%)  Sinopia
#c6128d  rgb(198, 18, 141)  hsl(319, 83%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dc612  rgb(141, 198, 18)  hsl(79, 83%, 42%)  Yellow Green