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#5481AE

#5481ae ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5481ae is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 50.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.72% cyan, 25.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 35.71% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.2064

Complementary

  1. #5481ae
  2. #ae8154

Split complementary

  1. #5481ae
  2. #ae5454
  3. #aeae54

Analogous

  1. #54aeae
  2. #5481ae
  3. #5454ae

Triadic

  1. #5481ae
  2. #ae5481
  3. #81ae54

Tetradic

  1. #5481ae
  2. #8154ae
  3. #ae8154
  4. #81ae54

Square

  1. #5481ae
  2. #ae54ae
  3. #ae8154
  4. #54ae54

Monochromatic

  1. #223547
  2. #3a5b7b
  3. #5481ae
  4. #88a7c7
  5. #bccedf

Shades

#5481ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5481ae
  2. #4c749d
  3. #43678b
  4. #3b5a7a
  5. #324d68
  6. #2a4157
  7. #223446
  8. #192734
  9. #111a23
  10. #080d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#5481ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5481ae
  2. #658eb6
  3. #769abe
  4. #87a7c6
  5. #98b3ce
  6. #aac0d7
  7. #bbcddf
  8. #ccd9e7
  9. #dde6ef
  10. #eef2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5481ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5481ae
  2. #5881a9
  3. #5d81a5
  4. #6181a0
  5. #66819c
  6. #6a8197
  7. #6e8092
  8. #73808e
  9. #778089
  10. #7c8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f82b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6379ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #258b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6582af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d879d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5481ae {
  color: #5481ae;
}
Background
.bg-5481ae {
  background-color: #5481ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5481ae {
  border: 2px solid #5481ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5481ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 129 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 36% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5481ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5481ae, #5454ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5481ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 129 174 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.36 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.87 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.05 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.62 #ab7e51 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#5481ae  rgb(84, 129, 174)  hsl(210, 36%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#ae8154  rgb(174, 129, 84)  hsl(30, 36%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#ae5481  rgb(174, 84, 129)  hsl(330, 36%, 51%)  Mulberry
#81ae54  rgb(129, 174, 84)  hsl(90, 36%, 51%)  Asparagus