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#3085CC

#3085cc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3085cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 52.16% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 34.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 207.31°, with 61.9% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2176

Complementary

  1. #3085cc
  2. #cc7730

Split complementary

  1. #3085cc
  2. #cc3037
  3. #ccc530

Analogous

  1. #30ccc5
  2. #3085cc
  3. #3037cc

Triadic

  1. #3085cc
  2. #cc3085
  3. #85cc30

Tetradic

  1. #3085cc
  2. #7730cc
  3. #cc7730
  4. #85cc30

Square

  1. #3085cc
  2. #c530cc
  3. #cc7730
  4. #37cc30

Monochromatic

  1. #133450
  2. #215d8e
  3. #3085cc
  4. #6ca9dc
  5. #aacdeb

Shades

#3085cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3085cc
  2. #2b78b8
  3. #266aa3
  4. #225d8f
  5. #1d507a
  6. #184366
  7. #133552
  8. #0e283d
  9. #0a1b29
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3085cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3085cc
  2. #4591d1
  3. #599dd6
  4. #6eaadb
  5. #83b6e0
  6. #98c2e6
  7. #acceeb
  8. #c1daf0
  9. #d6e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3085cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3085cc
  2. #3885c4
  3. #4084bd
  4. #4884b5
  5. #5083ae
  6. #5883a6
  7. #60829e
  8. #688297
  9. #70818f
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6982a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6488cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5487ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #437fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3085cc {
  color: #3085cc;
}
Background
.bg-3085cc {
  background-color: #3085cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3085cc {
  border: 2px solid #3085cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3085cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 133 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3085cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3085cc, #3037cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3085cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 133 204 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.01 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.86 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.09 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.61 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.24 #cf7a33 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3085cc  rgb(48, 133, 204)  hsl(207, 62%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cc7730  rgb(204, 119, 48)  hsl(27, 62%, 49%)  Ochre
#cc3085  rgb(204, 48, 133)  hsl(327, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#85cc30  rgb(133, 204, 48)  hsl(87, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green