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#3287C5

#3287c5 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3287c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.62% cyan, 31.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 205.31°, with 59.51% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #3287c5
  2. #c57032

Split complementary

  1. #3287c5
  2. #c5323d
  3. #c5b932

Analogous

  1. #32c5b9
  2. #3287c5
  3. #323dc5

Triadic

  1. #3287c5
  2. #c53287
  3. #87c532

Tetradic

  1. #3287c5
  2. #7032c5
  3. #c57032
  4. #87c532

Square

  1. #3287c5
  2. #b932c5
  3. #c57032
  4. #3dc532

Monochromatic

  1. #13334b
  2. #235d88
  3. #3287c5
  4. #6aaad9
  5. #a7cde9

Shades

#3287c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3287c5
  2. #2d7ab1
  3. #286c9e
  4. #235f8a
  5. #1e5176
  6. #194463
  7. #14364f
  8. #0f293b
  9. #0a1b27
  10. #050e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3287c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3287c5
  2. #4793cb
  3. #5b9fd1
  4. #70abd6
  5. #84b7dc
  6. #99c3e2
  7. #adcfe8
  8. #c2dbee
  9. #d6e7f3
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3287c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3287c5
  2. #3a86be
  3. #4286b7
  4. #4985b0
  5. #5184a9
  6. #5984a3
  7. #61839c
  8. #698295
  9. #70818e
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a84a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a89c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567bc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5988c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a80c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3287c5 {
  color: #3287c5;
}
Background
.bg-3287c5 {
  background-color: #3287c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3287c5 {
  border: 2px solid #3287c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3287c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 135 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3287c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3287c5, #323dc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3287c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 135 197 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.94 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.67 #cd783a Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3287c5  rgb(50, 135, 197)  hsl(205, 60%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c57032  rgb(197, 112, 50)  hsl(25, 60%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c53287  rgb(197, 50, 135)  hsl(325, 60%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#87c532  rgb(135, 197, 50)  hsl(85, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green