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#407BA9

#407ba9 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#407ba9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 48.24% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.13% cyan, 27.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 206.29°, with 45.06% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1812

Complementary

  1. #407ba9
  2. #a96e40

Split complementary

  1. #407ba9
  2. #a94047
  3. #a9a340

Analogous

  1. #40a9a3
  2. #407ba9
  3. #4047a9

Triadic

  1. #407ba9
  2. #a9407b
  3. #7ba940

Tetradic

  1. #407ba9
  2. #6e40a9
  3. #a96e40
  4. #7ba940

Square

  1. #407ba9
  2. #a340a9
  3. #a96e40
  4. #47a940

Monochromatic

  1. #162a3a
  2. #2b5372
  3. #407ba9
  4. #6ea0c8
  5. #a5c4dd

Shades

#407ba9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407ba9
  2. #3a6f98
  3. #336287
  4. #2d5676
  5. #264a65
  6. #203e55
  7. #1a3144
  8. #132533
  9. #0d1922
  10. #060c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#407ba9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407ba9
  2. #5388b2
  3. #6695ba
  4. #79a3c3
  5. #8cb0cb
  6. #a0bdd4
  7. #b3cadd
  8. #c6d7e5
  9. #d9e5ee
  10. #ecf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407ba9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407ba9
  2. #467ca5
  3. #4d7ca1
  4. #537d9d
  5. #5a7d99
  6. #607e95
  7. #667e90
  8. #6d7f8c
  9. #737f88
  10. #7a8084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65788d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677cab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5971a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a7caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5075a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #158298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407ba9 {
  color: #407ba9;
}
Background
.bg-407ba9 {
  background-color: #407ba9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407ba9 {
  border: 2px solid #407ba9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407ba9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 123 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407ba9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407ba9, #4047a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407ba9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 123 169 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.83 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.20 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.42 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.81 #bf8456 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#407ba9  rgb(64, 123, 169)  hsl(206, 45%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#a96e40  rgb(169, 110, 64)  hsl(26, 45%, 46%)  Copper
#a9407b  rgb(169, 64, 123)  hsl(326, 45%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ba940  rgb(123, 169, 64)  hsl(86, 45%, 46%)  Asparagus