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#3C7EB3

#3c7eb3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c7eb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 49.41% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.48% cyan, 29.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 206.72°, with 49.79% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1914

Complementary

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #b3713c

Split complementary

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #b33c43
  3. #b3ac3c

Analogous

  1. #3cb3ac
  2. #3c7eb3
  3. #3c43b3

Triadic

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #b33c7e
  3. #7eb33c

Tetradic

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #713cb3
  3. #b3713c
  4. #7eb33c

Square

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #ac3cb3
  3. #b3713c
  4. #43b33c

Monochromatic

  1. #162d40
  2. #29567a
  3. #3c7eb3
  4. #6da3ce
  5. #a7c7e1

Shades

#3c7eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #3671a1
  3. #30658f
  4. #2a587d
  5. #244c6b
  6. #1e3f5a
  7. #183248
  8. #122636
  9. #0c1924
  10. #060d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c7eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #508bbb
  3. #6398c2
  4. #77a5ca
  5. #8ab2d1
  6. #9ebfd9
  7. #b1cbe1
  8. #c5d8e8
  9. #d8e5f0
  10. #ecf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c7eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c7eb3
  2. #437eae
  3. #4a7ea9
  4. #507fa4
  5. #577f9f
  6. #5e7f9a
  7. #657f94
  8. #6c7f8f
  9. #72808a
  10. #798085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667fb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5674b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #587fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d78b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c7eb3 {
  color: #3c7eb3;
}
Background
.bg-3c7eb3 {
  background-color: #3c7eb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c7eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #3c7eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c7eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 126 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c7eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c7eb3, #3c43b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c7eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 126 179 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 1.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.08 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.78 #c3814c Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3c7eb3  rgb(60, 126, 179)  hsl(207, 50%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#b3713c  rgb(179, 113, 60)  hsl(27, 50%, 47%)  Copper
#b33c7e  rgb(179, 60, 126)  hsl(327, 50%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7eb33c  rgb(126, 179, 60)  hsl(87, 50%, 47%)  Apple Green