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#1981C2

#1981c2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.11% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 77.17% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #1981c2
  2. #c25a19

Split complementary

  1. #1981c2
  2. #c2192c
  3. #c2af19

Analogous

  1. #19c2af
  2. #1981c2
  3. #192cc2

Triadic

  1. #1981c2
  2. #c21981
  3. #81c219

Tetradic

  1. #1981c2
  2. #5a19c2
  3. #c25a19
  4. #81c219

Square

  1. #1981c2
  2. #af19c2
  3. #c25a19
  4. #2cc219

Monochromatic

  1. #08273a
  2. #10547e
  3. #1981c2
  4. #41a7e7
  5. #85c6ef

Shades

#1981c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981c2
  2. #1774af
  3. #14679b
  4. #125a88
  5. #0f4d74
  6. #0d4161
  7. #0a344e
  8. #08273a
  9. #051a27
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981c2
  2. #308ec8
  3. #479ace
  4. #5ea7d4
  5. #75b3da
  6. #8cc0e1
  7. #a3cde7
  8. #bad9ed
  9. #d1e6f3
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981c2
  2. #2381bb
  3. #2e81b5
  4. #3881ae
  5. #4281a8
  6. #4d81a1
  7. #57809a
  8. #618094
  9. #6b808d
  10. #768087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6283c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b74c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e82c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c7ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981c2 {
  color: #1981c2;
}
Background
.bg-1981c2 {
  background-color: #1981c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981c2 {
  border: 2px solid #1981c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981c2, #192cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.77 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.74 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.83 #e67e3d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1981c2  rgb(25, 129, 194)  hsl(203, 77%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#c25a19  rgb(194, 90, 25)  hsl(23, 77%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#c21981  rgb(194, 25, 129)  hsl(323, 77%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#81c219  rgb(129, 194, 25)  hsl(83, 77%, 43%)  Yellow Green