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#1487BC

#1487bc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1487bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 52.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.36% cyan, 28.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.93°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #1487bc
  2. #bc4914

Split complementary

  1. #1487bc
  2. #bc1433
  3. #bc9d14

Analogous

  1. #14bc9d
  2. #1487bc
  3. #1433bc

Triadic

  1. #1487bc
  2. #bc1487
  3. #87bc14

Tetradic

  1. #1487bc
  2. #4914bc
  3. #bc4914
  4. #87bc14

Square

  1. #1487bc
  2. #9d14bc
  3. #bc4914
  4. #33bc14

Monochromatic

  1. #052432
  2. #0d5577
  3. #1487bc
  4. #33b0e9
  5. #78cbf1

Shades

#1487bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1487bc
  2. #127aa9
  3. #106c96
  4. #0e5f84
  5. #0c5171
  6. #0a445e
  7. #08364b
  8. #062938
  9. #041b26
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1487bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1487bc
  2. #2c93c3
  3. #439fc9
  4. #5babd0
  5. #72b7d7
  6. #8ac3de
  7. #a1cfe4
  8. #b9dbeb
  9. #d0e7f2
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1487bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1487bc
  2. #1f86b6
  3. #2a86b0
  4. #3485aa
  5. #3f84a4
  6. #4a849e
  7. #558398
  8. #608292
  9. #6a818c
  10. #758186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65829b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d87be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5878bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5787bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #467ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1487bc {
  color: #1487bc;
}
Background
.bg-1487bc {
  background-color: #1487bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1487bc {
  border: 2px solid #1487bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1487bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 135 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1487bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1487bc, #1433bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1487bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 135 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.94 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.45 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.92 #eb7843 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1487bc  rgb(20, 135, 188)  hsl(199, 81%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bc4914  rgb(188, 73, 20)  hsl(19, 81%, 41%)  Mahogany
#bc1487  rgb(188, 20, 135)  hsl(319, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bc14  rgb(135, 188, 20)  hsl(79, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green