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#398FC6

#398fc6 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#398fc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.21% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 203.4°, with 55.29% saturation and 50% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2459

Complementary

  1. #398fc6
  2. #c67039

Split complementary

  1. #398fc6
  2. #c63949
  3. #c6b639

Analogous

  1. #39c6b6
  2. #398fc6
  3. #3949c6

Triadic

  1. #398fc6
  2. #c6398f
  3. #8fc639

Tetradic

  1. #398fc6
  2. #7039c6
  3. #c67039
  4. #8fc639

Square

  1. #398fc6
  2. #b639c6
  3. #c67039
  4. #49c639

Monochromatic

  1. #17394f
  2. #28648b
  3. #398fc6
  4. #74b1d7
  5. #b0d2e8

Shades

#398fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398fc6
  2. #3381b2
  3. #2e729e
  4. #28648b
  5. #225677
  6. #1d4863
  7. #17394f
  8. #112b3b
  9. #0b1d28
  10. #060e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#398fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398fc6
  2. #4d9acc
  3. #61a5d1
  4. #74b1d7
  5. #88bcdd
  6. #9cc7e3
  7. #b0d2e8
  8. #c4ddee
  9. #d7e9f4
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398fc6
  2. #408ebf
  3. #478cb8
  4. #4e8bb1
  5. #5589aa
  6. #5d88a3
  7. #64869c
  8. #6b8595
  9. #72838e
  10. #798287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718ba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768fc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6282c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5587c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398fc6 {
  color: #398fc6;
}
Background
.bg-398fc6 {
  background-color: #398fc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #398fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 143 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 55% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398fc6, #3949c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 143 198 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.92 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.78 #c67039 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#398fc6  rgb(57, 143, 198)  hsl(203, 55%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#c67039  rgb(198, 112, 57)  hsl(23, 55%, 50%)  Chocolate
#c6398f  rgb(198, 57, 143)  hsl(323, 55%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8fc639  rgb(143, 198, 57)  hsl(83, 55%, 50%)  Yellow Green