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#438CC1

#438cc1 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#438cc1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.9% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.28% cyan, 27.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 205.24°, with 50.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.238

Complementary

  1. #438cc1
  2. #c17843

Split complementary

  1. #438cc1
  2. #c1434d
  3. #c1b743

Analogous

  1. #43c1b7
  2. #438cc1
  3. #434dc1

Triadic

  1. #438cc1
  2. #c1438c
  3. #8cc143

Tetradic

  1. #438cc1
  2. #7843c1
  3. #c17843
  4. #8cc143

Square

  1. #438cc1
  2. #b743c1
  3. #c17843
  4. #4dc143

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3a50
  2. #2e638a
  3. #438cc1
  4. #7dafd4
  5. #b6d2e7

Shades

#438cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438cc1
  2. #3c7eae
  3. #36709a
  4. #2f6287
  5. #285474
  6. #224661
  7. #1b384d
  8. #142a3a
  9. #0d1c27
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#438cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438cc1
  2. #5698c7
  3. #69a3cd
  4. #7bafd4
  5. #8ebada
  6. #a1c6e0
  7. #b4d1e6
  8. #c7ddec
  9. #d9e8f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438cc1
  2. #498bbb
  3. #4f8ab4
  4. #5588ae
  5. #5b87a7
  6. #6286a1
  7. #68859a
  8. #6e8494
  9. #74828d
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7188a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6380c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5885c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438cc1 {
  color: #438cc1;
}
Background
.bg-438cc1 {
  background-color: #438cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #438cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 50% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438cc1, #434dc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 193 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.60 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.19 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.95 #bc733e Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#438cc1  rgb(67, 140, 193)  hsl(205, 50%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c17843  rgb(193, 120, 67)  hsl(25, 50%, 51%)  Copper
#c1438c  rgb(193, 67, 140)  hsl(325, 50%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8cc143  rgb(140, 193, 67)  hsl(85, 50%, 51%)  Yellow Green