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#3386BF

#3386bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3386bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 52.55% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.3% cyan, 29.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 204.43°, with 57.85% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2152

Complementary

  1. #3386bf
  2. #bf6c33

Split complementary

  1. #3386bf
  2. #bf3340
  3. #bfb233

Analogous

  1. #33bfb2
  2. #3386bf
  3. #3340bf

Triadic

  1. #3386bf
  2. #bf3386
  3. #86bf33

Tetradic

  1. #3386bf
  2. #6c33bf
  3. #bf6c33
  4. #86bf33

Square

  1. #3386bf
  2. #b233bf
  3. #bf6c33
  4. #40bf33

Monochromatic

  1. #133146
  2. #235c83
  3. #3386bf
  4. #68aad7
  5. #a4cce7

Shades

#3386bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3386bf
  2. #2e79ac
  3. #296b99
  4. #245e86
  5. #1f5073
  6. #1a4360
  7. #14364c
  8. #0f2839
  9. #0a1b26
  10. #050d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3386bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3386bf
  2. #4792c5
  3. #5c9ecc
  4. #70aad2
  5. #85b6d9
  6. #99c3df
  7. #adcfe5
  8. #c2dbec
  9. #d6e7f2
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3386bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3386bf
  2. #3b85b9
  3. #4285b2
  4. #4a84ac
  5. #5284a6
  6. #5a83a0
  7. #618299
  8. #698293
  9. #71818d
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69829d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c87c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a87c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c7fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3386bf {
  color: #3386bf;
}
Background
.bg-3386bf {
  background-color: #3386bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3386bf {
  border: 2px solid #3386bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3386bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 134 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3386bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3386bf, #3340bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3386bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 134 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.45 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.12 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.59 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.65 #cc7940 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3386bf  rgb(51, 134, 191)  hsl(204, 58%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#bf6c33  rgb(191, 108, 51)  hsl(24, 58%, 47%)  Copper
#bf3386  rgb(191, 51, 134)  hsl(324, 58%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#86bf33  rgb(134, 191, 51)  hsl(84, 58%, 47%)  Yellow Green