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#4487BF

#4487bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4487bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.4% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 207.32°, with 49% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.2232

Complementary

  1. #4487bf
  2. #bf7c44

Split complementary

  1. #4487bf
  2. #bf4449
  3. #bfb944

Analogous

  1. #44bfb9
  2. #4487bf
  3. #4449bf

Triadic

  1. #4487bf
  2. #bf4487
  3. #87bf44

Tetradic

  1. #4487bf
  2. #7c44bf
  3. #bf7c44
  4. #87bf44

Square

  1. #4487bf
  2. #b944bf
  3. #bf7c44
  4. #49bf44

Monochromatic

  1. #1b374f
  2. #2f5f88
  3. #4487bf
  4. #7dacd2
  5. #b6d0e6

Shades

#4487bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4487bf
  2. #3d7aac
  3. #366c99
  4. #305f86
  5. #295173
  6. #224460
  7. #1b364c
  8. #142939
  9. #0e1b26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4487bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4487bf
  2. #5793c5
  3. #699fcc
  4. #7cabd2
  5. #8fb7d9
  6. #a2c3df
  7. #b4cfe5
  8. #c7dbec
  9. #dae7f2
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4487bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4487bf
  2. #4a86b9
  3. #5086b2
  4. #5685ac
  5. #5c84a6
  6. #6284a0
  7. #688399
  8. #6e8293
  9. #74818d
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e849e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e89c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7dbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6088c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5481be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4487bf {
  color: #4487bf;
}
Background
.bg-4487bf {
  background-color: #4487bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4487bf {
  border: 2px solid #4487bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4487bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4487bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4487bf, #4449bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4487bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.86 #bb7840 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4487bf  rgb(68, 135, 191)  hsl(207, 49%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#bf7c44  rgb(191, 124, 68)  hsl(27, 49%, 51%)  Copper
#bf4487  rgb(191, 68, 135)  hsl(327, 49%, 51%)  Mulberry
#87bf44  rgb(135, 191, 68)  hsl(87, 49%, 51%)  Yellow Green