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#4E87BF

#4e87bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e87bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.16% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 209.73°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.2271

Complementary

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #bf864e

Split complementary

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #bf4e4f
  3. #bfbf4e

Analogous

  1. #4ebfbf
  2. #4e87bf
  3. #4e4fbf

Triadic

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #bf4e87
  3. #87bf4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #864ebf
  3. #bf864e
  4. #87bf4e

Square

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #bf4ebf
  3. #bf864e
  4. #4fbf4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3a55
  2. #33618d
  3. #4e87bf
  4. #86add3
  5. #bed3e8

Shades

#4e87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #467aac
  3. #3e6c99
  4. #375f86
  5. #2f5173
  6. #274460
  7. #1f364c
  8. #172939
  9. #101b26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #6093c5
  3. #719fcc
  4. #83abd2
  5. #95b7d9
  6. #a7c3df
  7. #b8cfe5
  8. #cadbec
  9. #dce7f2
  10. #edf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e87bf
  2. #5386b9
  3. #5886b2
  4. #5d85ac
  5. #6284a6
  6. #6784a0
  7. #6c8399
  8. #718293
  9. #76818d
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72859f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f89c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6488c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a82be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #288faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e87bf {
  color: #4e87bf;
}
Background
.bg-4e87bf {
  background-color: #4e87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e87bf {
  border: 2px solid #4e87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e87bf, #4e4fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.67 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.37 #b17840 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4e87bf  rgb(78, 135, 191)  hsl(210, 47%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#bf864e  rgb(191, 134, 78)  hsl(30, 47%, 53%)  Peru
#bf4e87  rgb(191, 78, 135)  hsl(330, 47%, 53%)  Mulberry
#87bf4e  rgb(135, 191, 78)  hsl(90, 47%, 53%)  Pistachio