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#1982BD

#1982bd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.77% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 201.59°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #1982bd
  2. #bd5419

Split complementary

  1. #1982bd
  2. #bd1930
  3. #bda619

Analogous

  1. #19bda6
  2. #1982bd
  3. #1930bd

Triadic

  1. #1982bd
  2. #bd1982
  3. #82bd19

Tetradic

  1. #1982bd
  2. #5419bd
  3. #bd5419
  4. #82bd19

Square

  1. #1982bd
  2. #a619bd
  3. #bd5419
  4. #30bd19

Monochromatic

  1. #072536
  2. #105479
  3. #1982bd
  4. #3da9e5
  5. #81c7ee

Shades

#1982bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982bd
  2. #1775aa
  3. #146897
  4. #125b84
  5. #0f4e71
  6. #0d415f
  7. #0a344c
  8. #082739
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982bd
  2. #308fc4
  3. #479bca
  4. #5ea8d1
  5. #75b4d7
  6. #8cc1de
  7. #a3cde5
  8. #badaeb
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982bd
  2. #2382b7
  3. #2e82b1
  4. #3881ab
  5. #4281a5
  6. #4d819f
  7. #578198
  8. #618192
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6683c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5075bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5183bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407abc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982bd {
  color: #1982bd;
}
Background
.bg-1982bd {
  background-color: #1982bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982bd {
  border: 2px solid #1982bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982bd, #1930bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.59 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.74 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.43 #e67d42 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1982bd  rgb(25, 130, 189)  hsl(202, 77%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bd5419  rgb(189, 84, 25)  hsl(22, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#bd1982  rgb(189, 25, 130)  hsl(322, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#82bd19  rgb(130, 189, 25)  hsl(82, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green