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#437BAB

#437bab ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#437bab is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 48.24% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.82% cyan, 28.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 207.69°, with 43.7% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #437bab
  2. #ab7343

Split complementary

  1. #437bab
  2. #ab4347
  3. #aba743

Analogous

  1. #43aba7
  2. #437bab
  3. #4347ab

Triadic

  1. #437bab
  2. #ab437b
  3. #7bab43

Tetradic

  1. #437bab
  2. #7343ab
  3. #ab7343
  4. #7bab43

Square

  1. #437bab
  2. #a743ab
  3. #ab7343
  4. #47ab43

Monochromatic

  1. #182c3d
  2. #2d5374
  3. #437bab
  4. #73a1c8
  5. #aac6de

Shades

#437bab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437bab
  2. #3c6f9a
  3. #366289
  4. #2f5678
  5. #284a67
  6. #223e56
  7. #1b3144
  8. #142533
  9. #0d1922
  10. #070c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#437bab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437bab
  2. #5688b3
  3. #6995bc
  4. #7ba3c4
  5. #8eb0cd
  6. #a1bdd5
  7. #b4cadd
  8. #c7d7e6
  9. #d9e5ee
  10. #ecf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437bab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437bab
  2. #497ca7
  3. #4f7ca2
  4. #557d9e
  5. #5b7d9a
  6. #627e96
  7. #687e91
  8. #6e7f8d
  9. #747f89
  10. #7a8084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66788f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5872aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a7cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5176aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c8299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437bab {
  color: #437bab;
}
Background
.bg-437bab {
  background-color: #437bab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437bab {
  border: 2px solid #437bab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437bab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 123 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437bab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437bab, #4347ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437bab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 123 171 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.09 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.39 #bc8454 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#437bab  rgb(67, 123, 171)  hsl(208, 44%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#ab7343  rgb(171, 115, 67)  hsl(28, 44%, 47%)  Copper
#ab437b  rgb(171, 67, 123)  hsl(328, 44%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bab43  rgb(123, 171, 67)  hsl(88, 44%, 47%)  Asparagus