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#1887BB

#1887bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1887bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 52.94% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.17% cyan, 27.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 199.14°, with 77.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #1887bb
  2. #bb4c18

Split complementary

  1. #1887bb
  2. #bb1836
  3. #bb9d18

Analogous

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #1887bb
  3. #1836bb

Triadic

  1. #1887bb
  2. #bb1887
  3. #87bb18

Tetradic

  1. #1887bb
  2. #4c18bb
  3. #bb4c18
  4. #87bb18

Square

  1. #1887bb
  2. #9d18bb
  3. #bb4c18
  4. #36bb18

Monochromatic

  1. #072533
  2. #0f5677
  3. #1887bb
  4. #3aafe6
  5. #7ecaee

Shades

#1887bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1887bb
  2. #167aa8
  3. #136c96
  4. #115f83
  5. #0e5170
  6. #0c445e
  7. #0a364b
  8. #072938
  9. #051b25
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1887bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1887bb
  2. #2f93c2
  3. #469fc9
  4. #5dabcf
  5. #74b7d6
  6. #8cc3dd
  7. #a3cfe4
  8. #badbeb
  9. #d1e7f1
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1887bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1887bb
  2. #2286b5
  3. #2d86af
  4. #3785a9
  5. #4284a3
  6. #4c849e
  7. #568398
  8. #618292
  9. #6b818c
  10. #768186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65829a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e87bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5878ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5787bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #477eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1887bb {
  color: #1887bb;
}
Background
.bg-1887bb {
  background-color: #1887bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1887bb {
  border: 2px solid #1887bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1887bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 135 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1887bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1887bb, #1836bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1887bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 135 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.91 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.86 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.22 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.97 #e77844 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1887bb  rgb(24, 135, 187)  hsl(199, 77%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bb4c18  rgb(187, 76, 24)  hsl(19, 77%, 41%)  Mahogany
#bb1887  rgb(187, 24, 135)  hsl(319, 77%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bb18  rgb(135, 187, 24)  hsl(79, 77%, 41%)  Apple Green