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#4C8BBD

#4c8bbd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 26.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.55°, with 46.12% 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 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.2368

Complementary

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #bd7e4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #bd4c52
  3. #bdb64c

Analogous

  1. #4cbdb6
  2. #4c8bbd
  3. #4c52bd

Triadic

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #bd4c8b
  3. #8bbd4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #7e4cbd
  3. #bd7e4c
  4. #8bbd4c

Square

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #b64cbd
  3. #bd7e4c
  4. #52bd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3b52
  2. #33638a
  3. #4c8bbd
  4. #84afd2
  5. #bcd3e6

Shades

#4c8bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #447daa
  3. #3d6f97
  4. #356184
  5. #2e5371
  6. #26465f
  7. #1e384c
  8. #172a39
  9. #0f1c26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #5e97c4
  3. #70a2ca
  4. #82aed1
  5. #94b9d7
  6. #a6c5de
  7. #b7d1e5
  8. #c9dceb
  9. #dbe8f2
  10. #edf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8bbd
  2. #518ab7
  3. #5689b1
  4. #5c88ab
  5. #6187a5
  6. #66869f
  7. #6b8498
  8. #708392
  9. #76828c
  10. #7b8186
  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 #73889f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6681bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d85bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2392aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8bbd {
  color: #4c8bbd;
}
Background
.bg-4c8bbd {
  background-color: #4c8bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8bbd {
  border: 2px solid #4c8bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 139 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8bbd, #4c52bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 139 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.41 #b37442 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4c8bbd  rgb(76, 139, 189)  hsl(207, 46%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#bd7e4c  rgb(189, 126, 76)  hsl(27, 46%, 52%)  Copper
#bd4c8b  rgb(189, 76, 139)  hsl(327, 46%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8bbd4c  rgb(139, 189, 76)  hsl(87, 46%, 52%)  Pistachio