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#418DC4

#418dc4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#418dc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.84% cyan, 28.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 52.61% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #418dc4
  2. #c47841

Split complementary

  1. #418dc4
  2. #c4414c
  3. #c4ba41

Analogous

  1. #41c4ba
  2. #418dc4
  3. #414cc4

Triadic

  1. #418dc4
  2. #c4418d
  3. #8dc441

Tetradic

  1. #418dc4
  2. #7841c4
  3. #c47841
  4. #8dc441

Square

  1. #418dc4
  2. #ba41c4
  3. #c47841
  4. #4cc441

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3b52
  2. #2c648d
  3. #418dc4
  4. #7bb0d6
  5. #b6d3e8

Shades

#418dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #418dc4
  2. #3b7fb0
  3. #34719d
  4. #2e6389
  5. #275576
  6. #214762
  7. #1a384e
  8. #142a3b
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#418dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #418dc4
  2. #5498ca
  3. #67a4d0
  4. #7aafd6
  5. #8dbbdc
  6. #a0c6e2
  7. #b3d1e7
  8. #c6dded
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#418dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #418dc4
  2. #478cbd
  3. #4e8ab6
  4. #5489b0
  5. #5a88a9
  6. #6187a2
  7. #67859b
  8. #6d8494
  9. #73838e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7189a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6281c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648ec5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5786c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-418dc4 {
  color: #418dc4;
}
Background
.bg-418dc4 {
  background-color: #418dc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-418dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #418dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #418dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 141 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 53% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-418dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #418dc4, #414cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-418dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 141 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.14 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.84 #be723b Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#418dc4  rgb(65, 141, 196)  hsl(205, 53%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c47841  rgb(196, 120, 65)  hsl(25, 53%, 51%)  Copper
#c4418d  rgb(196, 65, 141)  hsl(325, 53%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dc441  rgb(141, 196, 65)  hsl(85, 53%, 51%)  Yellow Green