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#418DC3

#418dc3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#418dc3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 55.29% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 27.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 204.92°, with 52% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2411

Complementary

  1. #418dc3
  2. #c37741

Split complementary

  1. #418dc3
  2. #c3414c
  3. #c3b841

Analogous

  1. #41c3b8
  2. #418dc3
  3. #414cc3

Triadic

  1. #418dc3
  2. #c3418d
  3. #8dc341

Tetradic

  1. #418dc3
  2. #7741c3
  3. #c37741
  4. #8dc341

Square

  1. #418dc3
  2. #b841c3
  3. #c37741
  4. #4cc341

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3a51
  2. #2c648b
  3. #418dc3
  4. #7bb0d5
  5. #b5d3e8

Shades

#418dc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #418dc3
  2. #3b7fb0
  3. #34719c
  4. #2e6389
  5. #275575
  6. #214762
  7. #1a384e
  8. #142a3b
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#418dc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #418dc3
  2. #5498c9
  3. #67a4cf
  4. #7aafd5
  5. #8dbbdb
  6. #a0c6e1
  7. #b3d1e7
  8. #c6dded
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#418dc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #418dc3
  2. #478cbc
  3. #4e8ab6
  4. #5489af
  5. #5a88a8
  6. #6187a2
  7. #67859b
  8. #6d8494
  9. #73838d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7189a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758ec5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6381c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648dc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5786c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-418dc3 {
  color: #418dc3;
}
Background
.bg-418dc3 {
  background-color: #418dc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-418dc3 {
  border: 2px solid #418dc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #418dc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 141 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 52% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-418dc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #418dc3, #414cc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-418dc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 141 195 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.39 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.00 #be723c Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#418dc3  rgb(65, 141, 195)  hsl(205, 52%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c37741  rgb(195, 119, 65)  hsl(25, 52%, 51%)  Copper
#c3418d  rgb(195, 65, 141)  hsl(325, 52%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dc341  rgb(141, 195, 65)  hsl(85, 52%, 51%)  Yellow Green