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#307CAF

#307caf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#307caf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 48.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.57% cyan, 29.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 204.09°, with 56.95% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1814

Complementary

  1. #307caf
  2. #af6330

Split complementary

  1. #307caf
  2. #af303d
  3. #afa330

Analogous

  1. #30afa3
  2. #307caf
  3. #303daf

Triadic

  1. #307caf
  2. #af307c
  3. #7caf30

Tetradic

  1. #307caf
  2. #6330af
  3. #af6330
  4. #7caf30

Square

  1. #307caf
  2. #a330af
  3. #af6330
  4. #3daf30

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2737
  2. #205173
  3. #307caf
  4. #5aa2d2
  5. #96c4e2

Shades

#307caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #307caf
  2. #2b709e
  3. #26638c
  4. #22577b
  5. #1d4a69
  6. #183e58
  7. #133246
  8. #0e2535
  9. #0a1923
  10. #050c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#307caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #307caf
  2. #4589b7
  3. #5996bf
  4. #6ea3c7
  5. #83b0cf
  6. #98bed7
  7. #accbdf
  8. #c1d8e7
  9. #d6e5ef
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#307caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #307caf
  2. #387caa
  3. #407da6
  4. #487da1
  5. #507e9c
  6. #587e98
  7. #607e93
  8. #687f8e
  9. #707f89
  10. #788085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657db1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5371ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4775ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00849c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-307caf {
  color: #307caf;
}
Background
.bg-307caf {
  background-color: #307caf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-307caf {
  border: 2px solid #307caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #307caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 124 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 57% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-307caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #307caf, #303daf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-307caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 124 175 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.28 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.35 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.65 #cf8350 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#307caf  rgb(48, 124, 175)  hsl(204, 57%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#af6330  rgb(175, 99, 48)  hsl(24, 57%, 44%)  Copper
#af307c  rgb(175, 48, 124)  hsl(324, 57%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7caf30  rgb(124, 175, 48)  hsl(84, 57%, 44%)  Apple Green