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#127FBF

#127fbf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#127fbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 49.8% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.58% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.2°, with 82.78% saturation and 40.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #127fbf
  2. #bf5212

Split complementary

  1. #127fbf
  2. #bf1228
  3. #bfa912

Analogous

  1. #12bfa9
  2. #127fbf
  3. #1228bf

Triadic

  1. #127fbf
  2. #bf127f
  3. #7fbf12

Tetradic

  1. #127fbf
  2. #5212bf
  3. #bf5212
  4. #7fbf12

Square

  1. #127fbf
  2. #a912bf
  3. #bf5212
  4. #28bf12

Monochromatic

  1. #052233
  2. #0b5179
  3. #127fbf
  4. #32a7ec
  5. #78c5f2

Shades

#127fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #127fbf
  2. #1072ac
  3. #0e6699
  4. #0d5986
  5. #0b4c73
  6. #094060
  7. #07334c
  8. #052639
  9. #041926
  10. #020d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#127fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #127fbf
  2. #2a8cc5
  3. #4199cc
  4. #59a5d2
  5. #71b2d9
  6. #89bfdf
  7. #a0cce5
  8. #b8d9ec
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e7f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#127fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #127fbf
  2. #1d7fb9
  3. #287fb2
  4. #337fac
  5. #3e7fa6
  6. #4980a0
  7. #548099
  8. #5f8093
  9. #6a808d
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6081c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4972be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c80c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a78be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-127fbf {
  color: #127fbf;
}
Background
.bg-127fbf {
  background-color: #127fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-127fbf {
  border: 2px solid #127fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #127fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 127 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-127fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #127fbf, #1228bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-127fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 127 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.09 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.22 #ed8040 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#127fbf  rgb(18, 127, 191)  hsl(202, 83%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bf5212  rgb(191, 82, 18)  hsl(22, 83%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bf127f  rgb(191, 18, 127)  hsl(322, 83%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fbf12  rgb(127, 191, 18)  hsl(82, 83%, 41%)  Apple Green