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#3287C4

#3287c4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3287c4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 52.94% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.49% cyan, 31.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.07°, with 59.35% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #3287c4
  2. #c46f32

Split complementary

  1. #3287c4
  2. #c4323e
  3. #c4b832

Analogous

  1. #32c4b8
  2. #3287c4
  3. #323ec4

Triadic

  1. #3287c4
  2. #c43287
  3. #87c432

Tetradic

  1. #3287c4
  2. #6f32c4
  3. #c46f32
  4. #87c432

Square

  1. #3287c4
  2. #b832c4
  3. #c46f32
  4. #3ec432

Monochromatic

  1. #13334a
  2. #225d87
  3. #3287c4
  4. #6aaad9
  5. #a7cde8

Shades

#3287c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3287c4
  2. #2d7ab0
  3. #286c9d
  4. #235f89
  5. #1e5176
  6. #194462
  7. #14364e
  8. #0f293b
  9. #0a1b27
  10. #050e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3287c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3287c4
  2. #4793ca
  3. #5b9fd0
  4. #70abd6
  5. #84b7dc
  6. #99c3e2
  7. #adcfe7
  8. #c2dbed
  9. #d6e7f3
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3287c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3287c4
  2. #3a86bd
  3. #4286b6
  4. #4985b0
  5. #5184a9
  6. #5984a2
  7. #61839b
  8. #698294
  9. #70818e
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a84a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b89c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577bc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5988c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a80c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3287c4 {
  color: #3287c4;
}
Background
.bg-3287c4 {
  background-color: #3287c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3287c4 {
  border: 2px solid #3287c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3287c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 135 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3287c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3287c4, #323ec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3287c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 135 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.92 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.86 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.73 #cd783b Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3287c4  rgb(50, 135, 196)  hsl(205, 59%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c46f32  rgb(196, 111, 50)  hsl(25, 59%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c43287  rgb(196, 50, 135)  hsl(325, 59%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#87c432  rgb(135, 196, 50)  hsl(85, 59%, 48%)  Yellow Green