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#45779B

#45779b ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#45779b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 46.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.48% cyan, 23.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 205.12°, with 38.39% saturation and 43.92% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #45779b
  2. #9b6945

Split complementary

  1. #45779b
  2. #9b454c
  3. #9b9445

Analogous

  1. #459b94
  2. #45779b
  3. #454c9b

Triadic

  1. #45779b
  2. #9b4577
  3. #779b45

Tetradic

  1. #45779b
  2. #69459b
  3. #9b6945
  4. #779b45

Square

  1. #45779b
  2. #94459b
  3. #9b6945
  4. #4c9b45

Monochromatic

  1. #162631
  2. #2d4e66
  3. #45779b
  4. #6e9dbe
  5. #a3c1d6

Shades

#45779b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45779b
  2. #3e6b8c
  3. #375f7c
  4. #30536d
  5. #29475d
  6. #233c4e
  7. #1c303e
  8. #15242f
  9. #0e181f
  10. #070c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#45779b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45779b
  2. #5885a5
  3. #6a92af
  4. #7da0b9
  5. #8fadc3
  6. #a2bbcd
  7. #b5c9d7
  8. #c7d6e1
  9. #dae4eb
  10. #ecf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45779b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45779b
  2. #4b7898
  3. #517996
  4. #577a93
  5. #5d7b90
  6. #637c8e
  7. #687c8b
  8. #6e7d88
  9. #747e85
  10. #7a7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67779d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6e9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #068083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b779c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53729b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7c8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45779b {
  color: #45779b;
}
Background
.bg-45779b {
  background-color: #45779b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-45779b {
  border: 2px solid #45779b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45779b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 119 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 38% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45779b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45779b, #454c9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45779b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 119 155 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.17 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.53 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.00 #ba8864 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#45779b  rgb(69, 119, 155)  hsl(205, 38%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#9b6945  rgb(155, 105, 69)  hsl(25, 38%, 44%)  Cafe au Lait
#9b4577  rgb(155, 69, 119)  hsl(325, 38%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#779b45  rgb(119, 155, 69)  hsl(85, 38%, 44%)  Moss Green