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#198EC2

#198ec2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#198ec2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 55.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.11% cyan, 26.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 77.17% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #198ec2
  2. #c24d19

Split complementary

  1. #198ec2
  2. #c2193a
  3. #c2a119

Analogous

  1. #19c2a1
  2. #198ec2
  3. #193ac2

Triadic

  1. #198ec2
  2. #c2198e
  3. #8ec219

Tetradic

  1. #198ec2
  2. #4d19c2
  3. #c24d19
  4. #8ec219

Square

  1. #198ec2
  2. #a119c2
  3. #c24d19
  4. #3ac219

Monochromatic

  1. #082b3a
  2. #105c7e
  3. #198ec2
  4. #41b4e7
  5. #85ceef

Shades

#198ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #198ec2
  2. #1780af
  3. #14729b
  4. #126388
  5. #0f5574
  6. #0d4761
  7. #0a394e
  8. #082b3a
  9. #051c27
  10. #030e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#198ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #198ec2
  2. #3099c8
  3. #47a5ce
  4. #5eb0d4
  5. #75bbda
  6. #8cc7e1
  7. #a3d2e7
  8. #badded
  9. #d1e8f3
  10. #e8f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#198ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #198ec2
  2. #238dbb
  3. #2e8bb5
  4. #388aae
  5. #4288a8
  6. #4d87a1
  7. #57869a
  8. #618494
  9. #6b838d
  10. #768187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a89a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d8ec3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c85c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-198ec2 {
  color: #198ec2;
}
Background
.bg-198ec2 {
  background-color: #198ec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-198ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #198ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #198ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 142 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-198ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #198ec2, #193ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-198ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 142 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.63 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.33 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.47 #e6713d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#198ec2  rgb(25, 142, 194)  hsl(198, 77%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#c24d19  rgb(194, 77, 25)  hsl(18, 77%, 43%)  Sinopia
#c2198e  rgb(194, 25, 142)  hsl(318, 77%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ec219  rgb(142, 194, 25)  hsl(78, 77%, 43%)  Yellow Green