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#4C8BBC

#4c8bbc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8bbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.57% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.25°, with 45.53% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.2363

Complementary

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #bc7d4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #bc4c53
  3. #bcb54c

Analogous

  1. #4cbcb5
  2. #4c8bbc
  3. #4c53bc

Triadic

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #bc4c8b
  3. #8bbc4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #7d4cbc
  3. #bc7d4c
  4. #8bbc4c

Square

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #b54cbc
  3. #bc7d4c
  4. #53bc4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3b51
  2. #336388
  3. #4c8bbc
  4. #84afd1
  5. #bbd3e6

Shades

#4c8bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #447da9
  3. #3d6f96
  4. #356184
  5. #2e5371
  6. #26465e
  7. #1e384b
  8. #172a38
  9. #0f1c26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #5e97c3
  3. #70a2c9
  4. #82aed0
  5. #94b9d7
  6. #a6c5de
  7. #b7d1e4
  8. #c9dceb
  9. #dbe8f2
  10. #edf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8bbc
  2. #518ab6
  3. #5689b0
  4. #5c88aa
  5. #6187a4
  6. #66869e
  7. #6b8498
  8. #708392
  9. #76828c
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73889e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6681bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d85bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2492aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8bbc {
  color: #4c8bbc;
}
Background
.bg-4c8bbc {
  background-color: #4c8bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8bbc {
  border: 2px solid #4c8bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8bbc, #4c53bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.26 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.58 #b37443 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4c8bbc  rgb(76, 139, 188)  hsl(206, 46%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#bc7d4c  rgb(188, 125, 76)  hsl(26, 46%, 52%)  Copper
#bc4c8b  rgb(188, 76, 139)  hsl(326, 46%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8bbc4c  rgb(139, 188, 76)  hsl(86, 46%, 52%)  Pistachio