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#3F89C6

#3f89c6 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f89c6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 53.73% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.18% cyan, 30.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 207.11°, with 54.22% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.2303

Complementary

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #c67c3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #c63f46
  3. #c6c03f

Analogous

  1. #3fc6c0
  2. #3f89c6
  3. #3f46c6

Triadic

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #c63f89
  3. #89c63f

Tetradic

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #7c3fc6
  3. #c67c3f
  4. #89c63f

Square

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #c03fc6
  3. #c67c3f
  4. #46c63f

Monochromatic

  1. #193953
  2. #2a618e
  3. #3f89c6
  4. #7aadd8
  5. #b5d2e9

Shades

#3f89c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #397bb2
  3. #326e9e
  4. #2c608b
  5. #265277
  6. #204563
  7. #19374f
  8. #13293b
  9. #0d1b28
  10. #060e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f89c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #5295cc
  3. #65a1d1
  4. #79acd7
  5. #8cb8dd
  6. #9fc4e3
  7. #b2d0e8
  8. #c5dcee
  9. #d9e7f4
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f89c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f89c6
  2. #4688bf
  3. #4c87b8
  4. #5386b1
  5. #5985aa
  6. #6085a3
  7. #66849c
  8. #6d8395
  9. #73828e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f86a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b7ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8ac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5183c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f89c6 {
  color: #3f89c6;
}
Background
.bg-3f89c6 {
  background-color: #3f89c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f89c6 {
  border: 2px solid #3f89c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f89c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 137 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 54% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f89c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f89c6, #3f46c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f89c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 137 198 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.76 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.07 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.79 #c07639 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#3f89c6  rgb(63, 137, 198)  hsl(207, 54%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c67c3f  rgb(198, 124, 63)  hsl(27, 54%, 51%)  Bronze
#c63f89  rgb(198, 63, 137)  hsl(327, 54%, 51%)  Mulberry
#89c63f  rgb(137, 198, 63)  hsl(87, 54%, 51%)  Yellow Green