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#1982BC

#1982bc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.98% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 30.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.35°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #1982bc
  2. #bc5319

Split complementary

  1. #1982bc
  2. #bc1930
  3. #bca419

Analogous

  1. #19bca4
  2. #1982bc
  3. #1930bc

Triadic

  1. #1982bc
  2. #bc1982
  3. #82bc19

Tetradic

  1. #1982bc
  2. #5319bc
  3. #bc5319
  4. #82bc19

Square

  1. #1982bc
  2. #a419bc
  3. #bc5319
  4. #30bc19

Monochromatic

  1. #072535
  2. #105378
  3. #1982bc
  4. #3ca9e5
  5. #80c7ee

Shades

#1982bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982bc
  2. #1775a9
  3. #146896
  4. #125b84
  5. #0f4e71
  6. #0d415e
  7. #0a344b
  8. #082738
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982bc
  2. #308fc3
  3. #479bc9
  4. #5ea8d0
  5. #75b4d7
  6. #8cc1de
  7. #a3cde4
  8. #badaeb
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982bc
  2. #2382b6
  3. #2e82b0
  4. #3881aa
  5. #4281a4
  6. #4d819e
  7. #578198
  8. #618192
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  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 #627e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6683bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5075bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5283be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982bc {
  color: #1982bc;
}
Background
.bg-1982bc {
  background-color: #1982bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982bc {
  border: 2px solid #1982bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982bc, #1930bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.67 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.41 #e67d43 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1982bc  rgb(25, 130, 188)  hsl(201, 77%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bc5319  rgb(188, 83, 25)  hsl(21, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#bc1982  rgb(188, 25, 130)  hsl(321, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#82bc19  rgb(130, 188, 25)  hsl(81, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green