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#1B7DBF

#1b7dbf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1b7dbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 49.02% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.86% cyan, 34.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 204.15°, with 75.23% saturation and 42.75% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #bf5d1b

Split complementary

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #bf1b2b
  3. #bfaf1b

Analogous

  1. #1bbfaf
  2. #1b7dbf
  3. #1b2bbf

Triadic

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #bf1b7d
  3. #7dbf1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #5d1bbf
  3. #bf5d1b
  4. #7dbf1b

Square

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #af1bbf
  3. #bf5d1b
  4. #2bbf1b

Monochromatic

  1. #082539
  2. #12517c
  3. #1b7dbf
  4. #42a3e4
  5. #85c4ee

Shades

#1b7dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #1871ac
  3. #166499
  4. #135886
  5. #104b73
  6. #0e3f60
  7. #0b324c
  8. #082639
  9. #051926
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b7dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #328ac5
  3. #4997cc
  4. #5fa4d2
  5. #76b1d9
  6. #8dbedf
  7. #a4cbe5
  8. #bbd8ec
  9. #d1e5f2
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b7dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b7dbf
  2. #257db9
  3. #2f7eb2
  4. #397eac
  5. #437ea6
  6. #4e7fa0
  7. #587f99
  8. #627f93
  9. #6c7f8d
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e80c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4671be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b7fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3976be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b7dbf {
  color: #1b7dbf;
}
Background
.bg-1b7dbf {
  background-color: #1b7dbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1b7dbf {
  border: 2px solid #1b7dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b7dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 125 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b7dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b7dbf, #1b2bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b7dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 125 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.29 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.29 #e48240 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1b7dbf  rgb(27, 125, 191)  hsl(204, 75%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#bf5d1b  rgb(191, 93, 27)  hsl(24, 75%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#bf1b7d  rgb(191, 27, 125)  hsl(324, 75%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dbf1b  rgb(125, 191, 27)  hsl(84, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green