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#1981BA

#1981ba ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981ba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.59% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.56% cyan, 30.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 201.24°, with 76.3% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #1981ba
  2. #ba5219

Split complementary

  1. #1981ba
  2. #ba1931
  3. #baa219

Analogous

  1. #19baa2
  2. #1981ba
  3. #1931ba

Triadic

  1. #1981ba
  2. #ba1981
  3. #81ba19

Tetradic

  1. #1981ba
  2. #5219ba
  3. #ba5219
  4. #81ba19

Square

  1. #1981ba
  2. #a219ba
  3. #ba5219
  4. #31ba19

Monochromatic

  1. #072333
  2. #105277
  3. #1981ba
  4. #3ba9e5
  5. #7ec6ee

Shades

#1981ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981ba
  2. #1774a7
  3. #146795
  4. #125a82
  5. #0f4d70
  6. #0d415d
  7. #0a344a
  8. #082738
  9. #051a25
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981ba
  2. #308ec1
  3. #479ac8
  4. #5ea7cf
  5. #75b3d6
  6. #8cc0dd
  7. #a3cde3
  8. #bad9ea
  9. #d1e6f1
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981ba
  2. #2381b4
  3. #2e81ae
  4. #3881a9
  5. #4281a3
  6. #4d819d
  7. #578097
  8. #618091
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6682bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5074b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5181bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4179b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981ba {
  color: #1981ba;
}
Background
.bg-1981ba {
  background-color: #1981ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981ba {
  border: 2px solid #1981ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981ba, #1931ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 186 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.74 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.24 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.23 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.76 #e67e45 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1981ba  rgb(25, 129, 186)  hsl(201, 76%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#ba5219  rgb(186, 82, 25)  hsl(21, 76%, 41%)  Mahogany
#ba1981  rgb(186, 25, 129)  hsl(321, 76%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#81ba19  rgb(129, 186, 25)  hsl(81, 76%, 41%)  Apple Green