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#1F8BBD

#1f8bbd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1f8bbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.16% red, 54.51% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.6% cyan, 26.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 198.99°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.2243

Complementary

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #bd511f

Split complementary

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #bd1f3c
  3. #bda01f

Analogous

  1. #1fbda0
  2. #1f8bbd
  3. #1f3cbd

Triadic

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #bd1f8b
  3. #8bbd1f

Tetradic

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #511fbd
  3. #bd511f
  4. #8bbd1f

Square

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #a01fbd
  3. #bd511f
  4. #3cbd1f

Monochromatic

  1. #092a3a
  2. #145b7b
  3. #1f8bbd
  4. #48b0e1
  5. #89cdec

Shades

#1f8bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #1c7daa
  3. #196f97
  4. #166184
  5. #135371
  6. #10465f
  7. #0c384c
  8. #092a39
  9. #061c26
  10. #030e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1f8bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #3597c4
  3. #4ca2ca
  4. #62aed1
  5. #79b9d7
  6. #8fc5de
  7. #a5d1e5
  8. #bcdceb
  9. #d2e8f2
  10. #e9f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1f8bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1f8bbd
  2. #298ab7
  3. #3289b1
  4. #3c88ab
  5. #4687a5
  6. #50869f
  7. #598498
  8. #638392
  9. #6d828c
  10. #768186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69869d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c8bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c82bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1f8bbd {
  color: #1f8bbd;
}
Background
.bg-1f8bbd {
  background-color: #1f8bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1f8bbd {
  border: 2px solid #1f8bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1f8bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 31 139 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1f8bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1f8bbd, #1f3cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1f8bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(31 139 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.24 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.15 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.32 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.78 #e07442 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1f8bbd  rgb(31, 139, 189)  hsl(199, 72%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#bd511f  rgb(189, 81, 31)  hsl(19, 72%, 43%)  Mahogany
#bd1f8b  rgb(189, 31, 139)  hsl(319, 72%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bbd1f  rgb(139, 189, 31)  hsl(79, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green