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#4789BC

#4789bc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4789bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 53.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.23% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.15°, with 46.61% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #4789bc
  2. #bc7a47

Split complementary

  1. #4789bc
  2. #bc474e
  3. #bcb447

Analogous

  1. #47bcb4
  2. #4789bc
  3. #474ebc

Triadic

  1. #4789bc
  2. #bc4789
  3. #89bc47

Tetradic

  1. #4789bc
  2. #7a47bc
  3. #bc7a47
  4. #89bc47

Square

  1. #4789bc
  2. #b447bc
  3. #bc7a47
  4. #4ebc47

Monochromatic

  1. #1c384e
  2. #316186
  3. #4789bc
  4. #7fadd0
  5. #b7d1e5

Shades

#4789bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4789bc
  2. #407ba9
  3. #396e96
  4. #326084
  5. #2b5271
  6. #24455e
  7. #1c374b
  8. #152938
  9. #0e1b26
  10. #070e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4789bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4789bc
  2. #5995c3
  3. #6ca1c9
  4. #7eacd0
  5. #91b8d7
  6. #a3c4de
  7. #b5d0e4
  8. #c8dceb
  9. #dae7f2
  10. #edf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4789bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4789bc
  2. #4d88b6
  3. #5287b0
  4. #5886aa
  5. #5e85a4
  6. #64859e
  7. #698498
  8. #6f8392
  9. #75828c
  10. #7a8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70869d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5983bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1491a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4789bc {
  color: #4789bc;
}
Background
.bg-4789bc {
  background-color: #4789bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4789bc {
  border: 2px solid #4789bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4789bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 137 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4789bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4789bc, #474ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4789bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 137 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.98 #b87643 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4789bc  rgb(71, 137, 188)  hsl(206, 47%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#bc7a47  rgb(188, 122, 71)  hsl(26, 47%, 51%)  Copper
#bc4789  rgb(188, 71, 137)  hsl(326, 47%, 51%)  Mulberry
#89bc47  rgb(137, 188, 71)  hsl(86, 47%, 51%)  Apple Green