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#4C8DBE

#4c8dbe ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8dbe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 55.29% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 205.79°, with 46.72% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.243

Complementary

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #be7d4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #be4c54
  3. #beb64c

Analogous

  1. #4cbeb6
  2. #4c8dbe
  3. #4c54be

Triadic

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #be4c8d
  3. #8dbe4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #7d4cbe
  3. #be7d4c
  4. #8dbe4c

Square

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #b64cbe
  3. #be7d4c
  4. #54be4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3c53
  2. #32658b
  3. #4c8dbe
  4. #84b1d2
  5. #bcd4e7

Shades

#4c8dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #447fab
  3. #3d7198
  4. #356385
  5. #2e5572
  6. #26475f
  7. #1e384c
  8. #172a39
  9. #0f1c26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #5e98c5
  3. #70a4cb
  4. #82afd2
  5. #94bbd8
  6. #a6c6df
  7. #b7d1e5
  8. #c9ddec
  9. #dbe8f2
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8dbe
  2. #518cb8
  3. #568ab2
  4. #5c89ab
  5. #6188a5
  6. #66879f
  7. #6b8599
  8. #708493
  9. #76838c
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6882bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e87bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2294ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8dbe {
  color: #4c8dbe;
}
Background
.bg-4c8dbe {
  background-color: #4c8dbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8dbe {
  border: 2px solid #4c8dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 141 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8dbe, #4c54be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 141 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.72 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.42 #b37241 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4c8dbe  rgb(76, 141, 190)  hsl(206, 47%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#be7d4c  rgb(190, 125, 76)  hsl(26, 47%, 52%)  Copper
#be4c8d  rgb(190, 76, 141)  hsl(326, 47%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8dbe4c  rgb(141, 190, 76)  hsl(86, 47%, 52%)  Pistachio