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#1987CD

#1987cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1987cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 52.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2194

Complementary

  1. #1987cd
  2. #cd5f19

Split complementary

  1. #1987cd
  2. #cd192d
  3. #cdb919

Analogous

  1. #19cdb9
  2. #1987cd
  3. #192dcd

Triadic

  1. #1987cd
  2. #cd1987
  3. #87cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1987cd
  2. #5f19cd
  3. #cd5f19
  4. #87cd19

Square

  1. #1987cd
  2. #b919cd
  3. #cd5f19
  4. #2dcd19

Monochromatic

  1. #082d45
  2. #115a89
  3. #1987cd
  4. #4aabe9
  5. #8ecbf1

Shades

#1987cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1987cd
  2. #177ab9
  3. #146ca4
  4. #125f90
  5. #0f517b
  6. #0d4467
  7. #0a3652
  8. #08293e
  9. #051b29
  10. #030e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1987cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1987cd
  2. #3093d2
  3. #479fd7
  4. #5eabdc
  5. #75b7e1
  6. #8cc3e6
  7. #a3cfeb
  8. #badbf0
  9. #d1e7f5
  10. #e8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1987cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1987cd
  2. #2386c5
  3. #2e86be
  4. #3885b6
  5. #4284ae
  6. #4d84a7
  7. #57839f
  8. #618297
  9. #6b818f
  10. #768188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6783a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #658ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5189cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1987cd {
  color: #1987cd;
}
Background
.bg-1987cd {
  background-color: #1987cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1987cd {
  border: 2px solid #1987cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1987cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 135 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1987cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1987cd, #192dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1987cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 135 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.95 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.95 #e67832 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1987cd  rgb(25, 135, 205)  hsl(203, 78%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#cd5f19  rgb(205, 95, 25)  hsl(23, 78%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#cd1987  rgb(205, 25, 135)  hsl(323, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#87cd19  rgb(135, 205, 25)  hsl(83, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green