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#1985BB

#1985bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1985bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 52.16% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.2057

Complementary

  1. #1985bb
  2. #bb4f19

Split complementary

  1. #1985bb
  2. #bb1934
  3. #bba019

Analogous

  1. #19bba0
  2. #1985bb
  3. #1934bb

Triadic

  1. #1985bb
  2. #bb1985
  3. #85bb19

Tetradic

  1. #1985bb
  2. #4f19bb
  3. #bb4f19
  4. #85bb19

Square

  1. #1985bb
  2. #a019bb
  3. #bb4f19
  4. #34bb19

Monochromatic

  1. #072534
  2. #105578
  3. #1985bb
  4. #3cace5
  5. #7fc9ee

Shades

#1985bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1985bb
  2. #1778a8
  3. #146a96
  4. #125d83
  5. #0f5070
  6. #0d435e
  7. #0a354b
  8. #082838
  9. #051b25
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1985bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1985bb
  2. #3091c2
  3. #479dc9
  4. #5eaacf
  5. #75b6d6
  6. #8cc2dd
  7. #a3cee4
  8. #badaeb
  9. #d1e7f1
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1985bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1985bb
  2. #2385b5
  3. #2e84af
  4. #3884a9
  5. #4283a3
  6. #4d839e
  7. #578298
  8. #618292
  9. #6b818c
  10. #768186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64809a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b85bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5677ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5585bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #457dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1985bb {
  color: #1985bb;
}
Background
.bg-1985bb {
  background-color: #1985bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1985bb {
  border: 2px solid #1985bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1985bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 133 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1985bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1985bb, #1934bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1985bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 133 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.32 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.84 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.00 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.89 #e67a44 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1985bb  rgb(25, 133, 187)  hsl(200, 76%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bb4f19  rgb(187, 79, 25)  hsl(20, 76%, 42%)  Mahogany
#bb1985  rgb(187, 25, 133)  hsl(320, 76%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#85bb19  rgb(133, 187, 25)  hsl(80, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green