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#138BC2

#138bc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#138bc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 54.51% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.21% cyan, 28.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 198.86°, with 82.16% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #138bc2
  2. #c24a13

Split complementary

  1. #138bc2
  2. #c21333
  3. #c2a113

Analogous

  1. #13c2a1
  2. #138bc2
  3. #1333c2

Triadic

  1. #138bc2
  2. #c2138b
  3. #8bc213

Tetradic

  1. #138bc2
  2. #4a13c2
  3. #c24a13
  4. #8bc213

Square

  1. #138bc2
  2. #a113c2
  3. #c24a13
  4. #33c213

Monochromatic

  1. #052737
  2. #0c597c
  3. #138bc2
  4. #36b2eb
  5. #7ccdf2

Shades

#138bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #138bc2
  2. #117daf
  3. #0f6f9b
  4. #0d6188
  5. #0b5374
  6. #0a4661
  7. #08384e
  8. #062a3a
  9. #041c27
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#138bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #138bc2
  2. #2b97c8
  3. #42a2ce
  4. #5aaed4
  5. #71b9da
  6. #89c5e1
  7. #a1d1e7
  8. #b8dced
  9. #d0e8f3
  10. #e7f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#138bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #138bc2
  2. #1e8abb
  3. #2989b5
  4. #3488ae
  5. #3f87a8
  6. #4a86a1
  7. #54849a
  8. #5f8394
  9. #6a828d
  10. #758187
  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 #6886a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708bc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a7cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598bc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4782c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-138bc2 {
  color: #138bc2;
}
Background
.bg-138bc2 {
  background-color: #138bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-138bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #138bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #138bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 139 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 82% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-138bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #138bc2, #1333c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-138bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 139 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.54 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.48 #ec743d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#138bc2  rgb(19, 139, 194)  hsl(199, 82%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c24a13  rgb(194, 74, 19)  hsl(19, 82%, 42%)  Mahogany
#c2138b  rgb(194, 19, 139)  hsl(319, 82%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc213  rgb(139, 194, 19)  hsl(79, 82%, 42%)  Yellow Green