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#308ABC

#308abc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#308abc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 54.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.47% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.43°, with 59.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #308abc
  2. #bc6230

Split complementary

  1. #308abc
  2. #bc3044
  3. #bca830

Analogous

  1. #30bca8
  2. #308abc
  3. #3044bc

Triadic

  1. #308abc
  2. #bc308a
  3. #8abc30

Tetradic

  1. #308abc
  2. #6230bc
  3. #bc6230
  4. #8abc30

Square

  1. #308abc
  2. #a830bc
  3. #bc6230
  4. #44bc30

Monochromatic

  1. #113142
  2. #205d7f
  3. #308abc
  4. #62add7
  5. #9fcde6

Shades

#308abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #308abc
  2. #2b7ca9
  3. #266e96
  4. #226184
  5. #1d5371
  6. #18455e
  7. #13374b
  8. #0e2938
  9. #0a1c26
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#308abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #308abc
  2. #4596c3
  3. #59a1c9
  4. #6eadd0
  5. #83b9d7
  6. #98c5de
  7. #acd0e4
  8. #c1dceb
  9. #d6e8f2
  10. #eaf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#308abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #308abc
  2. #3889b6
  3. #4088b0
  4. #4887aa
  5. #5086a4
  6. #58859e
  7. #608498
  8. #688392
  9. #70828c
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b859d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7cbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5082bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-308abc {
  color: #308abc;
}
Background
.bg-308abc {
  background-color: #308abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-308abc {
  border: 2px solid #308abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #308abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 138 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-308abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #308abc, #3044bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-308abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 138 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.44 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.54 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.44 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.04 #cf7543 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#308abc  rgb(48, 138, 188)  hsl(201, 59%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bc6230  rgb(188, 98, 48)  hsl(21, 59%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bc308a  rgb(188, 48, 138)  hsl(321, 59%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#8abc30  rgb(138, 188, 48)  hsl(81, 59%, 46%)  Apple Green