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#457B8D

#457b8d ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#457b8d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 48.24% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.06% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 34.29% saturation and 41.18% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.1735

Complementary

  1. #457b8d
  2. #8d5745

Split complementary

  1. #457b8d
  2. #8d4557
  3. #8d7b45

Analogous

  1. #458d7b
  2. #457b8d
  3. #45578d

Triadic

  1. #457b8d
  2. #8d457b
  3. #7b8d45

Tetradic

  1. #457b8d
  2. #57458d
  3. #8d5745
  4. #7b8d45

Square

  1. #457b8d
  2. #7b458d
  3. #8d5745
  4. #578d45

Monochromatic

  1. #132126
  2. #2c4e5a
  3. #457b8d
  4. #69a2b6
  5. #9cc2cf

Shades

#457b8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #457b8d
  2. #3e6f7f
  3. #376271
  4. #305663
  5. #294a55
  6. #233e47
  7. #1c3138
  8. #15252a
  9. #0e191c
  10. #070c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#457b8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #457b8d
  2. #588898
  3. #6a95a4
  4. #7da3af
  5. #8fb0bb
  6. #a2bdc6
  7. #b5cad1
  8. #c7d7dd
  9. #dae5e8
  10. #ecf2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#457b8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #457b8d
  2. #4b7c8c
  3. #517c8a
  4. #577d89
  5. #5d7d88
  6. #637e87
  7. #687e85
  8. #6e7f84
  9. #747f83
  10. #7a8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64777f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70788e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66708d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c8181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62798e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a758d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #317f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-457b8d {
  color: #457b8d;
}
Background
.bg-457b8d {
  background-color: #457b8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-457b8d {
  border: 2px solid #457b8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #457b8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 123 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 34% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-457b8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #457b8d, #45578d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-457b8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 123 141 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 2.87 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.79 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.31 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.53 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.64 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.64 #ba8472 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#457b8d  rgb(69, 123, 141)  hsl(195, 34%, 41%)  Teal Blue
#8d5745  rgb(141, 87, 69)  hsl(15, 34%, 41%)  Chestnut
#8d457b  rgb(141, 69, 123)  hsl(315, 34%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#7b8d45  rgb(123, 141, 69)  hsl(75, 34%, 41%)  Moss Green