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#3785BF

#3785bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3785bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 52.16% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.2% cyan, 30.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.59°, with 55.28% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #3785bf
  2. #bf7137

Split complementary

  1. #3785bf
  2. #bf3741
  3. #bfb537

Analogous

  1. #37bfb5
  2. #3785bf
  3. #3741bf

Triadic

  1. #3785bf
  2. #bf3785
  3. #85bf37

Tetradic

  1. #3785bf
  2. #7137bf
  3. #bf7137
  4. #85bf37

Square

  1. #3785bf
  2. #b537bf
  3. #bf7137
  4. #41bf37

Monochromatic

  1. #153248
  2. #265c84
  3. #3785bf
  4. #6da9d5
  5. #a9cce6

Shades

#3785bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3785bf
  2. #3278ac
  3. #2c6a99
  4. #275d86
  5. #215073
  6. #1c4360
  7. #16354c
  8. #112839
  9. #0b1b26
  10. #060d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3785bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3785bf
  2. #4b91c5
  3. #5f9dcc
  4. #73aad2
  5. #87b6d9
  6. #9bc2df
  7. #afcee5
  8. #c3daec
  9. #d7e7f2
  10. #ebf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3785bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3785bf
  2. #3e85b9
  3. #4684b2
  4. #4d84ac
  5. #5483a6
  6. #5c83a0
  7. #638299
  8. #6a8293
  9. #71818d
  10. #798186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a829d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b87c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a86c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d7ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3785bf {
  color: #3785bf;
}
Background
.bg-3785bf {
  background-color: #3785bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3785bf {
  border: 2px solid #3785bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3785bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 133 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3785bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3785bf, #3741bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3785bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 133 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.32 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.13 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.06 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.17 #c87a40 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3785bf  rgb(55, 133, 191)  hsl(206, 55%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#bf7137  rgb(191, 113, 55)  hsl(26, 55%, 48%)  Copper
#bf3785  rgb(191, 55, 133)  hsl(326, 55%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#85bf37  rgb(133, 191, 55)  hsl(86, 55%, 48%)  Yellow Green