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#1985CD

#1985cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1985cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 35.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2139

Complementary

  1. #1985cd
  2. #cd6119

Split complementary

  1. #1985cd
  2. #cd192b
  3. #cdbb19

Analogous

  1. #19cdbb
  2. #1985cd
  3. #192bcd

Triadic

  1. #1985cd
  2. #cd1985
  3. #85cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1985cd
  2. #6119cd
  3. #cd6119
  4. #85cd19

Square

  1. #1985cd
  2. #bb19cd
  3. #cd6119
  4. #2bcd19

Monochromatic

  1. #082d45
  2. #115989
  3. #1985cd
  4. #4aa9e9
  5. #8ec9f1

Shades

#1985cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1985cd
  2. #1778b9
  3. #146aa4
  4. #125d90
  5. #0f507b
  6. #0d4367
  7. #0a3552
  8. #08283e
  9. #051b29
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1985cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1985cd
  2. #3091d2
  3. #479dd7
  4. #5eaadc
  5. #75b6e1
  6. #8cc2e6
  7. #a3ceeb
  8. #badaf0
  9. #d1e7f5
  10. #e8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1985cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1985cd
  2. #2385c5
  3. #2e84be
  4. #3884b6
  5. #4283ae
  6. #4d83a7
  7. #57829f
  8. #618297
  9. #6b818f
  10. #768188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6682a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6288d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4978cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f87cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b7ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1985cd {
  color: #1985cd;
}
Background
.bg-1985cd {
  background-color: #1985cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1985cd {
  border: 2px solid #1985cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1985cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 133 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1985cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1985cd, #192bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1985cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 133 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.70 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.95 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.73 #e67a32 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1985cd  rgb(25, 133, 205)  hsl(204, 78%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#cd6119  rgb(205, 97, 25)  hsl(24, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cd1985  rgb(205, 25, 133)  hsl(324, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#85cd19  rgb(133, 205, 25)  hsl(84, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green