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#317FBD

#317fbd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#317fbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 49.8% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.07% cyan, 32.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.57°, with 58.82% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #317fbd
  2. #bd6f31

Split complementary

  1. #317fbd
  2. #bd3139
  3. #bdb531

Analogous

  1. #31bdb5
  2. #317fbd
  3. #3139bd

Triadic

  1. #317fbd
  2. #bd317f
  3. #7fbd31

Tetradic

  1. #317fbd
  2. #6f31bd
  3. #bd6f31
  4. #7fbd31

Square

  1. #317fbd
  2. #b531bd
  3. #bd6f31
  4. #39bd31

Monochromatic

  1. #122d44
  2. #215680
  3. #317fbd
  4. #64a4d7
  5. #a1c8e7

Shades

#317fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #317fbd
  2. #2c72aa
  3. #276697
  4. #225984
  5. #1d4c71
  6. #19405f
  7. #14334c
  8. #0f2639
  9. #0a1926
  10. #050d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#317fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #317fbd
  2. #468cc4
  3. #5a99ca
  4. #6fa5d1
  5. #83b2d7
  6. #98bfde
  7. #adcce5
  8. #c1d9eb
  9. #d6e5f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#317fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #317fbd
  2. #397fb7
  3. #417fb1
  4. #497fab
  5. #517fa5
  6. #59809f
  7. #608098
  8. #688092
  9. #70808c
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6381c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f74bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5380bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4579bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-317fbd {
  color: #317fbd;
}
Background
.bg-317fbd {
  background-color: #317fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-317fbd {
  border: 2px solid #317fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #317fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 127 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-317fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #317fbd, #3139bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-317fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 127 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.32 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.04 #ce8042 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#317fbd  rgb(49, 127, 189)  hsl(207, 59%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#bd6f31  rgb(189, 111, 49)  hsl(27, 59%, 47%)  Copper
#bd317f  rgb(189, 49, 127)  hsl(327, 59%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fbd31  rgb(127, 189, 49)  hsl(87, 59%, 47%)  Apple Green