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#3285CB

#3285cb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3285cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 52.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.37% cyan, 34.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 207.45°, with 60.47% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.2176

Complementary

  1. #3285cb
  2. #cb7832

Split complementary

  1. #3285cb
  2. #cb3239
  3. #cbc532

Analogous

  1. #32cbc5
  2. #3285cb
  3. #3239cb

Triadic

  1. #3285cb
  2. #cb3285
  3. #85cb32

Tetradic

  1. #3285cb
  2. #7832cb
  3. #cb7832
  4. #85cb32

Square

  1. #3285cb
  2. #c532cb
  3. #cb7832
  4. #39cb32

Monochromatic

  1. #143550
  2. #235d8e
  3. #3285cb
  4. #6ea9db
  5. #acceea

Shades

#3285cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3285cb
  2. #2d78b7
  3. #286aa2
  4. #235d8e
  5. #1e507a
  6. #194366
  7. #143551
  8. #0f283d
  9. #0a1b29
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3285cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3285cb
  2. #4791d0
  3. #5b9dd5
  4. #70aadb
  5. #84b6e0
  6. #99c2e5
  7. #adceea
  8. #c2daef
  9. #d6e7f5
  10. #ebf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3285cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3285cb
  2. #3a85c4
  3. #4284bc
  4. #4984b5
  5. #5183ad
  6. #5983a6
  7. #61829e
  8. #698297
  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 #6a82a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6588ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5587cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #457fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3285cb {
  color: #3285cb;
}
Background
.bg-3285cb {
  background-color: #3285cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3285cb {
  border: 2px solid #3285cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3285cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 133 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3285cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3285cb, #3239cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3285cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 133 203 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.96 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.15 #cd7a34 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3285cb  rgb(50, 133, 203)  hsl(207, 60%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#cb7832  rgb(203, 120, 50)  hsl(27, 60%, 50%)  Ochre
#cb3285  rgb(203, 50, 133)  hsl(327, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#85cb32  rgb(133, 203, 50)  hsl(87, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green