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#438EC0

#438ec0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#438ec0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 55.69% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.1% cyan, 26.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 49.8% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.2435

Complementary

  1. #438ec0
  2. #c07543

Split complementary

  1. #438ec0
  2. #c0434f
  3. #c0b343

Analogous

  1. #43c0b3
  2. #438ec0
  3. #434fc0

Triadic

  1. #438ec0
  2. #c0438e
  3. #8ec043

Tetradic

  1. #438ec0
  2. #7543c0
  3. #c07543
  4. #8ec043

Square

  1. #438ec0
  2. #b343c0
  3. #c07543
  4. #4fc043

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3a4f
  2. #2e6489
  3. #438ec0
  4. #7cb0d3
  5. #b6d3e6

Shades

#438ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438ec0
  2. #3c80ad
  3. #36729a
  4. #2f6386
  5. #285573
  6. #224760
  7. #1b394d
  8. #142b3a
  9. #0d1c26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#438ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438ec0
  2. #5699c6
  3. #69a5cd
  4. #7bb0d3
  5. #8ebbd9
  6. #a1c7e0
  7. #b4d2e6
  8. #c7ddec
  9. #d9e8f2
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438ec0
  2. #498dba
  3. #4f8bb3
  4. #558aad
  5. #5b88a6
  6. #6287a0
  7. #68869a
  8. #6e8493
  9. #74838d
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6682bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a87bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438ec0 {
  color: #438ec0;
}
Background
.bg-438ec0 {
  background-color: #438ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #438ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 142 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 50% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438ec0, #434fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 142 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.94 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.97 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.46 #bc713f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#438ec0  rgb(67, 142, 192)  hsl(204, 50%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#c07543  rgb(192, 117, 67)  hsl(24, 50%, 51%)  Copper
#c0438e  rgb(192, 67, 142)  hsl(324, 50%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8ec043  rgb(142, 192, 67)  hsl(84, 50%, 51%)  Yellow Green