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#1682BB

#1682bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1682bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 50.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 30.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 200.73°, with 78.95% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #1682bb
  2. #bb4f16

Split complementary

  1. #1682bb
  2. #bb162f
  3. #bba216

Analogous

  1. #16bba2
  2. #1682bb
  3. #162fbb

Triadic

  1. #1682bb
  2. #bb1682
  3. #82bb16

Tetradic

  1. #1682bb
  2. #4f16bb
  3. #bb4f16
  4. #82bb16

Square

  1. #1682bb
  2. #a216bb
  3. #bb4f16
  4. #2fbb16

Monochromatic

  1. #062332
  2. #0e5277
  3. #1682bb
  4. #36aae7
  5. #7bc7ef

Shades

#1682bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1682bb
  2. #1475a8
  3. #126896
  4. #0f5b83
  5. #0d4e70
  6. #0b415e
  7. #09344b
  8. #072738
  9. #041a25
  10. #020d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1682bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1682bb
  2. #2d8fc2
  3. #459bc9
  4. #5ca8cf
  5. #73b4d6
  6. #8bc1dd
  7. #a2cde4
  8. #b9daeb
  9. #d0e6f1
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1682bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1682bb
  2. #2182b5
  3. #2b82af
  4. #3681a9
  5. #4081a3
  6. #4b819e
  7. #568198
  8. #608192
  9. #6b808c
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6783be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5174ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5282bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1682bb {
  color: #1682bb;
}
Background
.bg-1682bb {
  background-color: #1682bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1682bb {
  border: 2px solid #1682bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1682bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 130 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1682bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1682bb, #162fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1682bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 130 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.90 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.40 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.63 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.72 #e97d44 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1682bb  rgb(22, 130, 187)  hsl(201, 79%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bb4f16  rgb(187, 79, 22)  hsl(21, 79%, 41%)  Mahogany
#bb1682  rgb(187, 22, 130)  hsl(321, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#82bb16  rgb(130, 187, 22)  hsl(81, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green