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#148BCD

#148bcd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#148bcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 54.51% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.24% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 201.41°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2302

Complementary

  1. #148bcd
  2. #cd5614

Split complementary

  1. #148bcd
  2. #cd142e
  3. #cdb314

Analogous

  1. #14cdb3
  2. #148bcd
  3. #142ecd

Triadic

  1. #148bcd
  2. #cd148b
  3. #8bcd14

Tetradic

  1. #148bcd
  2. #5614cd
  3. #cd5614
  4. #8bcd14

Square

  1. #148bcd
  2. #b314cd
  3. #cd5614
  4. #2ecd14

Monochromatic

  1. #062c42
  2. #0d5c87
  3. #148bcd
  4. #41afec
  5. #87cdf3

Shades

#148bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148bcd
  2. #127db9
  3. #106fa4
  4. #0e6190
  5. #0c537b
  6. #0a4667
  7. #083852
  8. #062a3e
  9. #041c29
  10. #020e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#148bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148bcd
  2. #2c97d2
  3. #43a2d7
  4. #5baedc
  5. #72b9e1
  6. #8ac5e6
  7. #a1d1eb
  8. #b9dcf0
  9. #d0e8f5
  10. #e8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148bcd
  2. #1f8ac5
  3. #2a89be
  4. #3488b6
  5. #3f87ae
  6. #4a86a7
  7. #55849f
  8. #608397
  9. #6a828f
  10. #758188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6987a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b8dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #558ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4283cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148bcd {
  color: #148bcd;
}
Background
.bg-148bcd {
  background-color: #148bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148bcd {
  border: 2px solid #148bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 139 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148bcd, #142ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 139 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.39 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.66 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.13 #eb7432 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#148bcd  rgb(20, 139, 205)  hsl(201, 82%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#cd5614  rgb(205, 86, 20)  hsl(21, 82%, 44%)  Burnt Orange
#cd148b  rgb(205, 20, 139)  hsl(321, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bcd14  rgb(139, 205, 20)  hsl(81, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green