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#4E7AA0

#4e7aa0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e7aa0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.84% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.25% cyan, 23.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 207.8°, with 34.45% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1808

Complementary

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #a0744e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #a04e51
  3. #a09d4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea09d
  2. #4e7aa0
  3. #4e51a0

Triadic

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #a04e7a
  3. #7aa04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #744ea0
  3. #a0744e
  4. #7aa04e

Square

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #9d4ea0
  3. #a0744e
  4. #51a04e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2c39
  2. #35536d
  3. #4e7aa0
  4. #7ca0bf
  5. #afc5d8

Shades

#4e7aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #466e90
  3. #3e6280
  4. #375570
  5. #2f4960
  6. #273d50
  7. #1f3140
  8. #172530
  9. #101820
  10. #080c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #6087aa
  3. #7195b3
  4. #83a2bd
  5. #95afc6
  6. #a7bdd0
  7. #b8cad9
  8. #cad7e3
  9. #dce4ec
  10. #edf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7aa0
  2. #537b9d
  3. #587b9a
  4. #5d7c96
  5. #627c93
  6. #677d90
  7. #6c7e8d
  8. #717e8a
  9. #767f86
  10. #7b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f729f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #248387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #607aa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5975a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #398092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7aa0 {
  color: #4e7aa0;
}
Background
.bg-4e7aa0 {
  background-color: #4e7aa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 122 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7aa0, #4e51a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 122 160 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.27 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.51 #b1855f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4e7aa0  rgb(78, 122, 160)  hsl(208, 34%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#a0744e  rgb(160, 116, 78)  hsl(28, 34%, 47%)  Cafe au Lait
#a04e7a  rgb(160, 78, 122)  hsl(328, 34%, 47%)  Twilight Lavender
#7aa04e  rgb(122, 160, 78)  hsl(88, 34%, 47%)  Asparagus