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#458BC4

#458bc4 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#458bc4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 54.51% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 206.93°, with 51.84% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.2372

Complementary

  1. #458bc4
  2. #c47e45

Split complementary

  1. #458bc4
  2. #c4454b
  3. #c4be45

Analogous

  1. #45c4be
  2. #458bc4
  3. #454bc4

Triadic

  1. #458bc4
  2. #c4458b
  3. #8bc445

Tetradic

  1. #458bc4
  2. #7e45c4
  3. #c47e45
  4. #8bc445

Square

  1. #458bc4
  2. #be45c4
  3. #c47e45
  4. #4bc445

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3b55
  2. #2d638f
  3. #458bc4
  4. #7fafd6
  5. #b9d3e9

Shades

#458bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #458bc4
  2. #3e7db0
  3. #376f9d
  4. #306189
  5. #295376
  6. #234662
  7. #1c384e
  8. #152a3b
  9. #0e1c27
  10. #070e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#458bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #458bc4
  2. #5897ca
  3. #6aa2d0
  4. #7daed6
  5. #8fb9dc
  6. #a2c5e2
  7. #b5d1e7
  8. #c7dced
  9. #dae8f3
  10. #ecf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#458bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #458bc4
  2. #4b8abd
  3. #5189b6
  4. #5788b0
  5. #5d87a9
  6. #6386a2
  7. #68849b
  8. #6e8394
  9. #74828e
  10. #7a8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7188a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728dc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6080c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638cc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5785c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-458bc4 {
  color: #458bc4;
}
Background
.bg-458bc4 {
  background-color: #458bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-458bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #458bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #458bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 139 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 52% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-458bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #458bc4, #454bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-458bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 139 196 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.78 #ba743b Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#458bc4  rgb(69, 139, 196)  hsl(207, 52%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#c47e45  rgb(196, 126, 69)  hsl(27, 52%, 52%)  Peru
#c4458b  rgb(196, 69, 139)  hsl(327, 52%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8bc445  rgb(139, 196, 69)  hsl(87, 52%, 52%)  Yellow Green