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#548EE3

#548ee3 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#548ee3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 55.69% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63% cyan, 37.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 215.66°, with 71.86% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.37.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2678

Complementary

  1. #548ee3
  2. #e3a954

Split complementary

  1. #548ee3
  2. #e36154
  3. #d6e354

Analogous

  1. #54d6e3
  2. #548ee3
  3. #6154e3

Triadic

  1. #548ee3
  2. #e3548e
  3. #8ee354

Tetradic

  1. #548ee3
  2. #a954e3
  3. #e3a954
  4. #8ee354

Square

  1. #548ee3
  2. #e354d6
  3. #e3a954
  4. #54e361

Monochromatic

  1. #164488
  2. #2165ca
  3. #548ee3
  4. #96b9ee
  5. #d7e5f9

Shades

#548ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #548ee3
  2. #4c80cc
  3. #4372b6
  4. #3b639f
  5. #325588
  6. #2a4772
  7. #22395b
  8. #192b44
  9. #111c2d
  10. #080e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#548ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #548ee3
  2. #6599e6
  3. #76a5e9
  4. #87b0eb
  5. #98bbee
  6. #aac7f1
  7. #bbd2f4
  8. #ccddf7
  9. #dde8f9
  10. #eef4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#548ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #548ee3
  2. #588dd9
  3. #5d8bcf
  4. #618ac5
  5. #6688bb
  6. #6a87b2
  7. #6e86a8
  8. #73849e
  9. #778394
  10. #7c818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6995e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5587e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6192e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #548ae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #159ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-548ee3 {
  color: #548ee3;
}
Background
.bg-548ee3 {
  background-color: #548ee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-548ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #548ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #548ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 142 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 72% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-548ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #548ee3, #6154e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-548ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 142 227 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #ab711c Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#548ee3  rgb(84, 142, 227)  hsl(216, 72%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#e3a954  rgb(227, 169, 84)  hsl(36, 72%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#e3548e  rgb(227, 84, 142)  hsl(336, 72%, 61%)  French Rose
#8ee354  rgb(142, 227, 84)  hsl(96, 72%, 61%)  Inchworm