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#148ECB

#148ecb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#148ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 55.69% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.15% cyan, 30.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 82.06% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.2381

Complementary

  1. #148ecb
  2. #cb5114

Split complementary

  1. #148ecb
  2. #cb1433
  3. #cbad14

Analogous

  1. #14cbad
  2. #148ecb
  3. #1433cb

Triadic

  1. #148ecb
  2. #cb148e
  3. #8ecb14

Tetradic

  1. #148ecb
  2. #5114cb
  3. #cb5114
  4. #8ecb14

Square

  1. #148ecb
  2. #ad14cb
  3. #cb5114
  4. #33cb14

Monochromatic

  1. #062d40
  2. #0d5d85
  3. #148ecb
  4. #3fb3ec
  5. #85cef3

Shades

#148ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148ecb
  2. #1280b7
  3. #1072a2
  4. #0e638e
  5. #0c557a
  6. #0a4766
  7. #083951
  8. #062b3d
  9. #041c29
  10. #020e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#148ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148ecb
  2. #2c99d0
  3. #43a5d5
  4. #5bb0db
  5. #72bbe0
  6. #8ac7e5
  7. #a1d2ea
  8. #b9ddef
  9. #d0e8f5
  10. #e8f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148ecb
  2. #1f8dc4
  3. #2a8bbc
  4. #348ab5
  5. #3f88ad
  6. #4a87a6
  7. #55869e
  8. #608497
  9. #6a838f
  10. #758188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b89a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4785ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148ecb {
  color: #148ecb;
}
Background
.bg-148ecb {
  background-color: #148ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148ecb {
  border: 2px solid #148ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 142 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148ecb, #1433cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 142 203 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.46 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.95 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #eb7134 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#148ecb  rgb(20, 142, 203)  hsl(200, 82%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#cb5114  rgb(203, 81, 20)  hsl(20, 82%, 44%)  Burnt Orange
#cb148e  rgb(203, 20, 142)  hsl(320, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ecb14  rgb(142, 203, 20)  hsl(80, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green