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#5187BE

#5187be ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5187be is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 52.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.37% cyan, 28.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 210.28°, with 45.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.2279

Complementary

  1. #5187be
  2. #be8851

Split complementary

  1. #5187be
  2. #be5251
  3. #bdbe51

Analogous

  1. #51bdbe
  2. #5187be
  3. #5251be

Triadic

  1. #5187be
  2. #be5187
  3. #87be51

Tetradic

  1. #5187be
  2. #8851be
  3. #be8851
  4. #87be51

Square

  1. #5187be
  2. #be51bd
  3. #be8851
  4. #51be52

Monochromatic

  1. #203b56
  2. #35618e
  3. #5187be
  4. #89add3
  5. #c0d4e8

Shades

#5187be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5187be
  2. #497aab
  3. #416c98
  4. #395f85
  5. #315172
  6. #29445f
  7. #20364c
  8. #182939
  9. #101b26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5187be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5187be
  2. #6293c5
  3. #749fcb
  4. #85abd2
  5. #97b7d8
  6. #a8c3df
  7. #b9cfe5
  8. #cbdbec
  9. #dce7f2
  10. #eef3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5187be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5187be
  2. #5686b8
  3. #5a86b2
  4. #5f85ab
  5. #6484a5
  6. #69849f
  7. #6d8399
  8. #728293
  9. #77818c
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72859e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7089c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6588bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b82bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f8faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5187be {
  color: #5187be;
}
Background
.bg-5187be {
  background-color: #5187be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5187be {
  border: 2px solid #5187be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5187be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 135 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5187be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5187be, #5251be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5187be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 135 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.42 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.72 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.53 #ae7841 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#5187be  rgb(81, 135, 190)  hsl(210, 46%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#be8851  rgb(190, 136, 81)  hsl(30, 46%, 53%)  Peru
#be5187  rgb(190, 81, 135)  hsl(330, 46%, 53%)  Mulberry
#87be51  rgb(135, 190, 81)  hsl(90, 46%, 53%)  Pistachio