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#418DC5

#418dc5 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#418dc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.01% cyan, 28.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 205.45°, with 53.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #418dc5
  2. #c57941

Split complementary

  1. #418dc5
  2. #c5414b
  3. #c5bb41

Analogous

  1. #41c5bb
  2. #418dc5
  3. #414bc5

Triadic

  1. #418dc5
  2. #c5418d
  3. #8dc541

Tetradic

  1. #418dc5
  2. #7941c5
  3. #c57941
  4. #8dc541

Square

  1. #418dc5
  2. #bb41c5
  3. #c57941
  4. #4bc541

Monochromatic

  1. #193b54
  2. #2b648e
  3. #418dc5
  4. #7cb0d7
  5. #b6d3e9

Shades

#418dc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #418dc5
  2. #3b7fb1
  3. #34719e
  4. #2e638a
  5. #275576
  6. #214763
  7. #1a384f
  8. #142a3b
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#418dc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #418dc5
  2. #5498cb
  3. #67a4d1
  4. #7aafd6
  5. #8dbbdc
  6. #a0c6e2
  7. #b3d1e8
  8. #c6ddee
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#418dc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #418dc5
  2. #478cbe
  3. #4e8ab7
  4. #5489b0
  5. #5a88a9
  6. #6187a3
  7. #67859c
  8. #6d8495
  9. #73838e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7189a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6281c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638ec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5686c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-418dc5 {
  color: #418dc5;
}
Background
.bg-418dc5 {
  background-color: #418dc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-418dc5 {
  border: 2px solid #418dc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #418dc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 141 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 53% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-418dc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #418dc5, #414bc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-418dc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 141 197 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.20 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.68 #be723a Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#418dc5  rgb(65, 141, 197)  hsl(205, 53%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c57941  rgb(197, 121, 65)  hsl(25, 53%, 51%)  Copper
#c5418d  rgb(197, 65, 141)  hsl(325, 53%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dc541  rgb(141, 197, 65)  hsl(85, 53%, 51%)  Yellow Green