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#1982BE

#1982be ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.84% cyan, 31.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1989

Complementary

  1. #1982be
  2. #be5519

Split complementary

  1. #1982be
  2. #be1930
  3. #bea819

Analogous

  1. #19bea8
  2. #1982be
  3. #1930be

Triadic

  1. #1982be
  2. #be1982
  3. #82be19

Tetradic

  1. #1982be
  2. #5519be
  3. #be5519
  4. #82be19

Square

  1. #1982be
  2. #a819be
  3. #be5519
  4. #30be19

Monochromatic

  1. #072537
  2. #10547a
  3. #1982be
  4. #3ea9e6
  5. #82c7ee

Shades

#1982be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982be
  2. #1775ab
  3. #146898
  4. #125b85
  5. #0f4e72
  6. #0d415f
  7. #0a344c
  8. #082739
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982be
  2. #308fc5
  3. #479bcb
  4. #5ea8d2
  5. #75b4d8
  6. #8cc1df
  7. #a3cde5
  8. #badaec
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982be
  2. #2382b8
  3. #2e82b2
  4. #3881ab
  5. #4281a5
  6. #4d819f
  7. #578199
  8. #618193
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6583c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f75bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5183c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982be {
  color: #1982be;
}
Background
.bg-1982be {
  background-color: #1982be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982be {
  border: 2px solid #1982be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982be, #1930be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 190 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.52 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.47 #e67d41 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1982be  rgb(25, 130, 190)  hsl(202, 77%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#be5519  rgb(190, 85, 25)  hsl(22, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#be1982  rgb(190, 25, 130)  hsl(322, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#82be19  rgb(130, 190, 25)  hsl(82, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green