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#438BC3

#438bc3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#438bc3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.51% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.64% cyan, 28.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 206.25°, with 51.61% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.236

Complementary

  1. #438bc3
  2. #c37b43

Split complementary

  1. #438bc3
  2. #c3434b
  3. #c3bb43

Analogous

  1. #43c3bb
  2. #438bc3
  3. #434bc3

Triadic

  1. #438bc3
  2. #c3438b
  3. #8bc343

Tetradic

  1. #438bc3
  2. #7b43c3
  3. #c37b43
  4. #8bc343

Square

  1. #438bc3
  2. #bb43c3
  3. #c37b43
  4. #4bc343

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3a53
  2. #2d638d
  3. #438bc3
  4. #7dafd6
  5. #b7d3e8

Shades

#438bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438bc3
  2. #3c7db0
  3. #366f9c
  4. #2f6189
  5. #285375
  6. #224662
  7. #1b384e
  8. #142a3b
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#438bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438bc3
  2. #5697c9
  3. #69a2cf
  4. #7baed5
  5. #8eb9db
  6. #a1c5e1
  7. #b4d1e7
  8. #c7dced
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438bc3
  2. #498abc
  3. #4f89b6
  4. #5588af
  5. #5b87a8
  6. #6286a2
  7. #68849b
  8. #6e8394
  9. #74828d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7188a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728cc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6180c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638cc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5684c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438bc3 {
  color: #438bc3;
}
Background
.bg-438bc3 {
  background-color: #438bc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #438bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 139 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 52% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438bc3, #434bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 139 195 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.46 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.00 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.95 #bc743c Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#438bc3  rgb(67, 139, 195)  hsl(206, 52%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c37b43  rgb(195, 123, 67)  hsl(26, 52%, 51%)  Copper
#c3438b  rgb(195, 67, 139)  hsl(326, 52%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8bc343  rgb(139, 195, 67)  hsl(86, 52%, 51%)  Yellow Green