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#1981C0

#1981c0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981c0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.98% cyan, 32.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 202.63°, with 76.96% saturation and 42.55% 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 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.1971

Complementary

  1. #1981c0
  2. #c05819

Split complementary

  1. #1981c0
  2. #c0192e
  3. #c0ab19

Analogous

  1. #19c0ab
  2. #1981c0
  3. #192ec0

Triadic

  1. #1981c0
  2. #c01981
  3. #81c019

Tetradic

  1. #1981c0
  2. #5819c0
  3. #c05819
  4. #81c019

Square

  1. #1981c0
  2. #ab19c0
  3. #c05819
  4. #2ec019

Monochromatic

  1. #072639
  2. #10547c
  3. #1981c0
  4. #3fa7e6
  5. #83c6ef

Shades

#1981c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981c0
  2. #1774ad
  3. #14679a
  4. #125a86
  5. #0f4d73
  6. #0d4160
  7. #0a344d
  8. #08273a
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981c0
  2. #308ec6
  3. #479acd
  4. #5ea7d3
  5. #75b3d9
  6. #8cc0e0
  7. #a3cde6
  8. #bad9ec
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981c0
  2. #2381ba
  3. #2e81b3
  4. #3881ad
  5. #4281a6
  6. #4d81a0
  7. #57809a
  8. #618093
  9. #6b808d
  10. #768086
  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 #627d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6383c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c74bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f82c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7abf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981c0 {
  color: #1981c0;
}
Background
.bg-1981c0 {
  background-color: #1981c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981c0 {
  border: 2px solid #1981c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981c0, #192ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.02 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.74 #e67e3f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1981c0  rgb(25, 129, 192)  hsl(203, 77%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#c05819  rgb(192, 88, 25)  hsl(23, 77%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#c01981  rgb(192, 25, 129)  hsl(323, 77%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#81c019  rgb(129, 192, 25)  hsl(83, 77%, 43%)  Apple Green