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#398FC4

#398fc4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#398fc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.92% cyan, 27.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 202.88°, with 54.94% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.245

Complementary

  1. #398fc4
  2. #c46e39

Split complementary

  1. #398fc4
  2. #c43949
  3. #c4b439

Analogous

  1. #39c4b4
  2. #398fc4
  3. #3949c4

Triadic

  1. #398fc4
  2. #c4398f
  3. #8fc439

Tetradic

  1. #398fc4
  2. #6e39c4
  3. #c46e39
  4. #8fc439

Square

  1. #398fc4
  2. #b439c4
  3. #c46e39
  4. #49c439

Monochromatic

  1. #17394d
  2. #286489
  3. #398fc4
  4. #73b1d6
  5. #aed2e8

Shades

#398fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398fc4
  2. #3381b0
  3. #2e729d
  4. #286489
  5. #225676
  6. #1d4862
  7. #17394e
  8. #112b3b
  9. #0b1d27
  10. #060e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#398fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398fc4
  2. #4d9aca
  3. #61a5d0
  4. #74b1d6
  5. #88bcdc
  6. #9cc7e2
  7. #b0d2e7
  8. #c4dded
  9. #d7e9f3
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398fc4
  2. #408ebd
  3. #478cb6
  4. #4e8bb0
  5. #5589a9
  6. #5d88a2
  7. #64869b
  8. #6b8594
  9. #72838e
  10. #798287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768fc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6382c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638fc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5587c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398fc4 {
  color: #398fc4;
}
Background
.bg-398fc4 {
  background-color: #398fc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #398fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 143 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 55% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398fc4, #3949c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 143 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.72 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.13 #c6703b Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#398fc4  rgb(57, 143, 196)  hsl(203, 55%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#c46e39  rgb(196, 110, 57)  hsl(23, 55%, 50%)  Chocolate
#c4398f  rgb(196, 57, 143)  hsl(323, 55%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fc439  rgb(143, 196, 57)  hsl(83, 55%, 50%)  Yellow Green