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#1982BF

#1982bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.91% cyan, 31.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.05°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #1982bf
  2. #bf5619

Split complementary

  1. #1982bf
  2. #bf192f
  3. #bfa919

Analogous

  1. #19bfa9
  2. #1982bf
  3. #192fbf

Triadic

  1. #1982bf
  2. #bf1982
  3. #82bf19

Tetradic

  1. #1982bf
  2. #5619bf
  3. #bf5619
  4. #82bf19

Square

  1. #1982bf
  2. #a919bf
  3. #bf5619
  4. #2fbf19

Monochromatic

  1. #072638
  2. #10547b
  3. #1982bf
  4. #3fa8e6
  5. #82c7ef

Shades

#1982bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982bf
  2. #1775ac
  3. #146899
  4. #125b86
  5. #0f4e73
  6. #0d4160
  7. #0a344c
  8. #082739
  9. #051a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982bf
  2. #308fc5
  3. #479bcc
  4. #5ea8d2
  5. #75b4d9
  6. #8cc1df
  7. #a3cde5
  8. #badaec
  9. #d1e6f2
  10. #e8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982bf
  2. #2382b9
  3. #2e82b2
  4. #3881ac
  5. #4281a6
  6. #4d81a0
  7. #578199
  8. #618193
  9. #6b808d
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6583c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e75be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5183c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982bf {
  color: #1982bf;
}
Background
.bg-1982bf {
  background-color: #1982bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982bf {
  border: 2px solid #1982bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982bf, #192fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.45 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.54 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.52 #e67d40 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1982bf  rgb(25, 130, 191)  hsl(202, 77%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bf5619  rgb(191, 86, 25)  hsl(22, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#bf1982  rgb(191, 25, 130)  hsl(322, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#82bf19  rgb(130, 191, 25)  hsl(82, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green