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#147FBF

#147fbf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147fbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 49.8% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.53% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.46°, with 81.04% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #147fbf
  2. #bf5414

Split complementary

  1. #147fbf
  2. #bf1429
  3. #bfa914

Analogous

  1. #14bfa9
  2. #147fbf
  3. #1429bf

Triadic

  1. #147fbf
  2. #bf147f
  3. #7fbf14

Tetradic

  1. #147fbf
  2. #5414bf
  3. #bf5414
  4. #7fbf14

Square

  1. #147fbf
  2. #a914bf
  3. #bf5414
  4. #29bf14

Monochromatic

  1. #052334
  2. #0d517a
  3. #147fbf
  4. #36a6ea
  5. #7bc5f1

Shades

#147fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147fbf
  2. #1272ac
  3. #106699
  4. #0e5986
  5. #0c4c73
  6. #0a4060
  7. #08334c
  8. #062639
  9. #041926
  10. #020d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#147fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147fbf
  2. #2c8cc5
  3. #4399cc
  4. #5ba5d2
  5. #72b2d9
  6. #8abfdf
  7. #a1cce5
  8. #b9d9ec
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147fbf
  2. #1f7fb9
  3. #2a7fb2
  4. #347fac
  5. #3f7fa6
  6. #4a80a0
  7. #558099
  8. #608093
  9. #6a808d
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 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 #4d80c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a78be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147fbf {
  color: #147fbf;
}
Background
.bg-147fbf {
  background-color: #147fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-147fbf {
  border: 2px solid #147fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 127 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147fbf, #1429bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 127 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.06 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.19 #eb8040 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#147fbf  rgb(20, 127, 191)  hsl(202, 81%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bf5414  rgb(191, 84, 20)  hsl(22, 81%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bf147f  rgb(191, 20, 127)  hsl(322, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fbf14  rgb(127, 191, 20)  hsl(82, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green