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#437DAE

#437dae ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#437dae is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 49.02% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.49% cyan, 28.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 207.48°, with 44.4% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #437dae
  2. #ae7443

Split complementary

  1. #437dae
  2. #ae4347
  3. #aea943

Analogous

  1. #43aea9
  2. #437dae
  3. #4347ae

Triadic

  1. #437dae
  2. #ae437d
  3. #7dae43

Tetradic

  1. #437dae
  2. #7443ae
  3. #ae7443
  4. #7dae43

Square

  1. #437dae
  2. #a943ae
  3. #ae7443
  4. #47ae43

Monochromatic

  1. #182e40
  2. #2e5577
  3. #437dae
  4. #74a2c9
  5. #abc7df

Shades

#437dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437dae
  2. #3c719d
  3. #36648b
  4. #2f587a
  5. #284b68
  6. #223f57
  7. #1b3246
  8. #142634
  9. #0d1923
  10. #070d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#437dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437dae
  2. #568ab6
  3. #6997be
  4. #7ba4c6
  5. #8eb1ce
  6. #a1bed7
  7. #b4cbdf
  8. #c7d8e7
  9. #d9e5ef
  10. #ecf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437dae
  2. #497da9
  3. #4f7ea5
  4. #557ea0
  5. #5b7e9c
  6. #627f97
  7. #687f92
  8. #6e7f8e
  9. #747f89
  10. #7a8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5974ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b7eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5178ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19849c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437dae {
  color: #437dae;
}
Background
.bg-437dae {
  background-color: #437dae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437dae {
  border: 2px solid #437dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 125 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437dae, #4347ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 125 174 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 1.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.11 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.88 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.57 #bc8251 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#437dae  rgb(67, 125, 174)  hsl(207, 44%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#ae7443  rgb(174, 116, 67)  hsl(27, 44%, 47%)  Copper
#ae437d  rgb(174, 67, 125)  hsl(327, 44%, 47%)  Mulberry
#7dae43  rgb(125, 174, 67)  hsl(87, 44%, 47%)  Apple Green