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#507EA2

#507ea2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#507ea2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 49.41% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.62% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 206.34°, with 33.88% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #507ea2
  2. #a27450

Split complementary

  1. #507ea2
  2. #a25055
  3. #a29d50

Analogous

  1. #50a29d
  2. #507ea2
  3. #5055a2

Triadic

  1. #507ea2
  2. #a2507e
  3. #7ea250

Tetradic

  1. #507ea2
  2. #7450a2
  3. #a27450
  4. #7ea250

Square

  1. #507ea2
  2. #9d50a2
  3. #a27450
  4. #55a250

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2e3c
  2. #37566f
  3. #507ea2
  4. #7fa3c0
  5. #b2c8d9

Shades

#507ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507ea2
  2. #487192
  3. #406582
  4. #385871
  5. #304c61
  6. #283f51
  7. #203241
  8. #182631
  9. #101920
  10. #080d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#507ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507ea2
  2. #628bab
  3. #7398b5
  4. #85a5be
  5. #96b2c7
  6. #a8bfd1
  7. #b9cbda
  8. #cbd8e3
  9. #dce5ec
  10. #eef2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507ea2
  2. #557e9f
  3. #5a7e9b
  4. #5e7f98
  5. #637f94
  6. #687f91
  7. #6d7f8e
  8. #727f8a
  9. #768087
  10. #7b8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f7ea4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6476a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #647ea3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c79a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b8394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507ea2 {
  color: #507ea2;
}
Background
.bg-507ea2 {
  background-color: #507ea2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #507ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 126 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507ea2, #5055a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 126 162 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.79 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.83 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.13 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.16 #af815d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#507ea2  rgb(80, 126, 162)  hsl(206, 34%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#a27450  rgb(162, 116, 80)  hsl(26, 34%, 47%)  Cafe au Lait
#a2507e  rgb(162, 80, 126)  hsl(326, 34%, 47%)  Twilight Lavender
#7ea250  rgb(126, 162, 80)  hsl(86, 34%, 47%)  Asparagus