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#1981BE

#1981be ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.84% cyan, 32.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 202.18°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #1981be
  2. #be5619

Split complementary

  1. #1981be
  2. #be192f
  3. #bea919

Analogous

  1. #19bea9
  2. #1981be
  3. #192fbe

Triadic

  1. #1981be
  2. #be1981
  3. #81be19

Tetradic

  1. #1981be
  2. #5619be
  3. #be5619
  4. #81be19

Square

  1. #1981be
  2. #a919be
  3. #be5619
  4. #2fbe19

Monochromatic

  1. #072537
  2. #10537a
  3. #1981be
  4. #3ea8e6
  5. #82c6ee

Shades

#1981be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981be
  2. #1774ab
  3. #146798
  4. #125a85
  5. #0f4d72
  6. #0d415f
  7. #0a344c
  8. #082739
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981be
  2. #308ec5
  3. #479acb
  4. #5ea7d2
  5. #75b3d8
  6. #8cc0df
  7. #a3cde5
  8. #bad9ec
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981be
  2. #2381b8
  3. #2e81b2
  4. #3881ab
  5. #4281a5
  6. #4d819f
  7. #578099
  8. #618093
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6482c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d74bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5082c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f79bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981be {
  color: #1981be;
}
Background
.bg-1981be {
  background-color: #1981be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981be {
  border: 2px solid #1981be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981be, #192fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.30 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.40 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.66 #e67e41 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1981be  rgb(25, 129, 190)  hsl(202, 77%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#be5619  rgb(190, 86, 25)  hsl(22, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#be1981  rgb(190, 25, 129)  hsl(322, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#81be19  rgb(129, 190, 25)  hsl(82, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green