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#348BC2

#348bc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#348bc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 54.51% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.2% cyan, 28.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 203.24°, with 57.72% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2309

Complementary

  1. #348bc2
  2. #c26b34

Split complementary

  1. #348bc2
  2. #c23444
  3. #c2b234

Analogous

  1. #34c2b2
  2. #348bc2
  3. #3444c2

Triadic

  1. #348bc2
  2. #c2348b
  3. #8bc234

Tetradic

  1. #348bc2
  2. #6b34c2
  3. #c26b34
  4. #8bc234

Square

  1. #348bc2
  2. #b234c2
  3. #c26b34
  4. #44c234

Monochromatic

  1. #143549
  2. #246086
  3. #348bc2
  4. #6badd7
  5. #a7cfe8

Shades

#348bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #348bc2
  2. #2f7daf
  3. #2a6f9b
  4. #246188
  5. #1f5374
  6. #1a4661
  7. #15384e
  8. #102a3a
  9. #0a1c27
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#348bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #348bc2
  2. #4897c8
  3. #5da2ce
  4. #71aed4
  5. #85b9da
  6. #9ac5e1
  7. #aed1e7
  8. #c2dced
  9. #d6e8f3
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#348bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #348bc2
  2. #3c8abb
  3. #4389b5
  4. #4b88ae
  5. #5287a8
  6. #5a86a1
  7. #62849a
  8. #698394
  9. #71828d
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d87a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #718cc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8bc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5083c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-348bc2 {
  color: #348bc2;
}
Background
.bg-348bc2 {
  background-color: #348bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-348bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #348bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #348bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 139 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 58% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-348bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #348bc2, #3444c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-348bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 139 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.74 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.33 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.64 #cb743d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#348bc2  rgb(52, 139, 194)  hsl(203, 58%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c26b34  rgb(194, 107, 52)  hsl(23, 58%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c2348b  rgb(194, 52, 139)  hsl(323, 58%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc234  rgb(139, 194, 52)  hsl(83, 58%, 48%)  Yellow Green