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Steel Tone Pure

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#3BA9F7
RGB
rgb(59, 169, 247)
HSL
hsl(205, 92%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 3%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.6:1Fail
on black
8.2:1AA
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About this color

Steel Tone Pure (#3BA9F7) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 92% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-pure: #3BA9F7;
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-pure-hsl: hsl(205, 92%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-steel-tone-pure-rgb: rgb(59, 169, 247);
}

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Lighter companion
Steel Silk Pure
#62BAF8 · hsl(205, 92%, 68%)
Darker companion
Steel Radiant Pure
#1E9CF6 · hsl(205, 92%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Tone Pure
#F7893B · hsl(25, 92%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Tone Pure
#3B5AF7 · hsl(230, 92%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Tone Pure
#3BF7F7 · hsl(180, 92%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Tone Pure
#F73BB8 · hsl(320, 92%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Tone Pure
#B8F73B · hsl(80, 92%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Tone Pure
#F73B3B · hsl(0, 92%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Tone Pure
#F7E73B · hsl(55, 92%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Tone Pure #3BA9F7
Lighter companion: Steel Silk Pure #62BAF8
Darker companion: Steel Radiant Pure #1E9CF6
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Tone Pure #F7893B
Analogous lead: Indigo Tone Pure #3B5AF7
Analogous echo: Aqua Tone Pure #3BF7F7
Triadic +120°: Rose Tone Pure #F73BB8
Triadic +240°: Olive Tone Pure #B8F73B
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Tone Pure #F73B3B
Split-comp +210°: Canary Tone Pure #F7E73B

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Steel Tone Bright
#43A7EF · hsl(205, 84%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Pure
#1E9CF6 · hsl(205, 92%, 54%)
Nearby match
Azure Tone Pure
#3BB8F7 · hsl(200, 92%, 60%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Tone Pure
#3B99F7 · hsl(210, 92%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Pure
#62BAF8 · hsl(205, 92%, 68%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Bright
#279AEC · hsl(205, 84%, 54%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Plum Ink Bright
#240642
AAA7:1
Plum Ink Pure
#240345
AAA7.1:1
Orchid Ink Vivid
#1B093E
AAA7.1:1
Orchid Ink Bright
#1A0642
AAA7.2:1
Orchid Ink Pure
#190345
AAA7:1
Violet Ink Clear
#171037

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#746CE3
Protanopia
#7B7BE7
Tritanopia
#46DAD7
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