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#1689BF

#1689bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1689bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 53.73% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 199.17°, with 79.34% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.2182

Complementary

  1. #1689bf
  2. #bf4c16

Split complementary

  1. #1689bf
  2. #bf1635
  3. #bfa016

Analogous

  1. #16bfa0
  2. #1689bf
  3. #1635bf

Triadic

  1. #1689bf
  2. #bf1689
  3. #89bf16

Tetradic

  1. #1689bf
  2. #4c16bf
  3. #bf4c16
  4. #89bf16

Square

  1. #1689bf
  2. #a016bf
  3. #bf4c16
  4. #35bf16

Monochromatic

  1. #062736
  2. #0e587a
  3. #1689bf
  4. #39b0e8
  5. #7eccf0

Shades

#1689bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1689bf
  2. #147bac
  3. #126e99
  4. #0f6086
  5. #0d5273
  6. #0b4560
  7. #09374c
  8. #072939
  9. #041b26
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1689bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1689bf
  2. #2d95c5
  3. #45a1cc
  4. #5cacd2
  5. #73b8d9
  6. #8bc4df
  7. #a2d0e5
  8. #b9dcec
  9. #d0e7f2
  10. #e8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1689bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1689bf
  2. #2188b9
  3. #2b87b2
  4. #3686ac
  5. #4085a6
  6. #4b85a0
  7. #568499
  8. #608393
  9. #6b828d
  10. #758186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66849d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f89c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5889c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4780be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1689bf {
  color: #1689bf;
}
Background
.bg-1689bf {
  background-color: #1689bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1689bf {
  border: 2px solid #1689bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1689bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 137 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1689bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1689bf, #1635bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1689bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 137 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.12 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.67 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.05 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.28 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.66 #e97640 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1689bf  rgb(22, 137, 191)  hsl(199, 79%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bf4c16  rgb(191, 76, 22)  hsl(19, 79%, 42%)  Mahogany
#bf1689  rgb(191, 22, 137)  hsl(319, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#89bf16  rgb(137, 191, 22)  hsl(79, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green