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#398FC3

#398fc3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#398fc3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 56.08% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.77% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 202.61°, with 54.76% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #398fc3
  2. #c36d39

Split complementary

  1. #398fc3
  2. #c3394a
  3. #c3b239

Analogous

  1. #39c3b2
  2. #398fc3
  3. #394ac3

Triadic

  1. #398fc3
  2. #c3398f
  3. #8fc339

Tetradic

  1. #398fc3
  2. #6d39c3
  3. #c36d39
  4. #8fc339

Square

  1. #398fc3
  2. #b239c3
  3. #c36d39
  4. #4ac339

Monochromatic

  1. #16384d
  2. #286488
  3. #398fc3
  4. #73b0d6
  5. #aed2e7

Shades

#398fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398fc3
  2. #3381b0
  3. #2e729c
  4. #286489
  5. #225675
  6. #1d4862
  7. #17394e
  8. #112b3b
  9. #0b1d27
  10. #060e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#398fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398fc3
  2. #4d9ac9
  3. #61a5cf
  4. #74b1d5
  5. #88bcdb
  6. #9cc7e1
  7. #b0d2e7
  8. #c4dded
  9. #d7e9f3
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398fc3
  2. #408ebc
  3. #478cb6
  4. #4e8baf
  5. #5589a8
  6. #5d88a2
  7. #64869b
  8. #6b8594
  9. #72838d
  10. #798287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778fc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6482c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5687c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398fc3 {
  color: #398fc3;
}
Background
.bg-398fc3 {
  background-color: #398fc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #398fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 143 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398fc3, #394ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 143 195 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.00 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.27 #c6703c Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#398fc3  rgb(57, 143, 195)  hsl(203, 55%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#c36d39  rgb(195, 109, 57)  hsl(23, 55%, 49%)  Chocolate
#c3398f  rgb(195, 57, 143)  hsl(323, 55%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fc339  rgb(143, 195, 57)  hsl(83, 55%, 49%)  Yellow Green