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#54879B

#54879b ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#54879b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 52.94% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.81% cyan, 12.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 196.9°, with 29.71% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #54879b
  2. #9b6854

Split complementary

  1. #54879b
  2. #9b5463
  3. #9b8b54

Analogous

  1. #549b8b
  2. #54879b
  3. #54639b

Triadic

  1. #54879b
  2. #9b5487
  3. #879b54

Tetradic

  1. #54879b
  2. #68549b
  3. #9b6854
  4. #879b54

Square

  1. #54879b
  2. #8b549b
  3. #9b6854
  4. #639b54

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3138
  2. #395c69
  3. #54879b
  4. #81aabb
  5. #b2ccd6

Shades

#54879b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #54879b
  2. #4c7a8c
  3. #436c7c
  4. #3b5f6d
  5. #32515d
  6. #2a444e
  7. #22363e
  8. #19292f
  9. #111b1f
  10. #080e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#54879b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #54879b
  2. #6593a5
  3. #769faf
  4. #87abb9
  5. #98b7c3
  6. #aac3cd
  7. #bbcfd7
  8. #ccdbe1
  9. #dde7eb
  10. #eef3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#54879b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #54879b
  2. #588698
  3. #5d8696
  4. #618593
  5. #668490
  6. #6a848e
  7. #6e838b
  8. #738288
  9. #778185
  10. #7c8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71838c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c859c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #348d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e869c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67819b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #438b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-54879b {
  color: #54879b;
}
Background
.bg-54879b {
  background-color: #54879b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-54879b {
  border: 2px solid #54879b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #54879b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 135 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 30% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-54879b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #54879b, #54639b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-54879b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 135 155 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.05 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.39 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.80 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.92 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.04 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.04 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.09 #ab7864 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#54879b  rgb(84, 135, 155)  hsl(197, 30%, 47%)  Air Force Blue
#9b6854  rgb(155, 104, 84)  hsl(17, 30%, 47%)  Redwood
#9b5487  rgb(155, 84, 135)  hsl(317, 30%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#879b54  rgb(135, 155, 84)  hsl(77, 30%, 47%)  Moss Green