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#4C8DBF

#4c8dbf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8dbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.21% cyan, 26.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 206.09°, with 47.33% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2435

Complementary

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #bf7e4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #bf4c53
  3. #bfb84c

Analogous

  1. #4cbfb8
  2. #4c8dbf
  3. #4c53bf

Triadic

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #bf4c8d
  3. #8dbf4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #7e4cbf
  3. #bf7e4c
  4. #8dbf4c

Square

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #b84cbf
  3. #bf7e4c
  4. #53bf4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3d54
  2. #32658c
  3. #4c8dbf
  4. #84b1d3
  5. #bdd5e7

Shades

#4c8dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #447fac
  3. #3d7199
  4. #356386
  5. #2e5573
  6. #264760
  7. #1e384c
  8. #172a39
  9. #0f1c26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #5e98c5
  3. #70a4cc
  4. #82afd2
  5. #94bbd9
  6. #a6c6df
  7. #b7d1e5
  8. #c9ddec
  9. #dbe8f2
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8dbf
  2. #518cb9
  3. #568ab2
  4. #5c89ac
  5. #6188a6
  6. #6687a0
  7. #6b8599
  8. #708493
  9. #76838d
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6782be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #688dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e87be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2194ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8dbf {
  color: #4c8dbf;
}
Background
.bg-4c8dbf {
  background-color: #4c8dbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8dbf {
  border: 2px solid #4c8dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 141 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8dbf, #4c53bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 141 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.24 #b37240 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4c8dbf  rgb(76, 141, 191)  hsl(206, 47%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#bf7e4c  rgb(191, 126, 76)  hsl(26, 47%, 52%)  Copper
#bf4c8d  rgb(191, 76, 141)  hsl(326, 47%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8dbf4c  rgb(141, 191, 76)  hsl(86, 47%, 52%)  Pistachio