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#517CA2

#517ca2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#517ca2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 48.63% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 208.15°, with 33.33% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1877

Complementary

  1. #517ca2
  2. #a27751

Split complementary

  1. #517ca2
  2. #a25154
  3. #a2a051

Analogous

  1. #51a2a0
  2. #517ca2
  3. #5154a2

Triadic

  1. #517ca2
  2. #a2517c
  3. #7ca251

Tetradic

  1. #517ca2
  2. #7751a2
  3. #a27751
  4. #7ca251

Square

  1. #517ca2
  2. #a051a2
  3. #a27751
  4. #54a251

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2e3c
  2. #38556f
  3. #517ca2
  4. #80a2c0
  5. #b3c7d9

Shades

#517ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517ca2
  2. #497092
  3. #416382
  4. #395771
  5. #314a61
  6. #293e51
  7. #203241
  8. #182531
  9. #101920
  10. #080c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#517ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517ca2
  2. #6289ab
  3. #7496b5
  4. #85a3be
  5. #97b0c7
  6. #a8bed1
  7. #b9cbda
  8. #cbd8e3
  9. #dce5ec
  10. #eef2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517ca2
  2. #567c9f
  3. #5a7d9b
  4. #5f7d98
  5. #647e94
  6. #697e91
  7. #6d7e8e
  8. #727f8a
  9. #777f87
  10. #7b8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c7da4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6274a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a8589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #627ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b77a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d8194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517ca2 {
  color: #517ca2;
}
Background
.bg-517ca2 {
  background-color: #517ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-517ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #517ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 124 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 33% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517ca2, #5154a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 124 162 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.58 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.72 #ae835d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#517ca2  rgb(81, 124, 162)  hsl(208, 33%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#a27751  rgb(162, 119, 81)  hsl(28, 33%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#a2517c  rgb(162, 81, 124)  hsl(328, 33%, 48%)  Twilight Lavender
#7ca251  rgb(124, 162, 81)  hsl(88, 33%, 48%)  Asparagus