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#2183BC

#2183bc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2183bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 51.37% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 30.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 202.06°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #2183bc
  2. #bc5a21

Split complementary

  1. #2183bc
  2. #bc2136
  3. #bca721

Analogous

  1. #21bca7
  2. #2183bc
  3. #2136bc

Triadic

  1. #2183bc
  2. #bc2183
  3. #83bc21

Tetradic

  1. #2183bc
  2. #5a21bc
  3. #bc5a21
  4. #83bc21

Square

  1. #2183bc
  2. #a721bc
  3. #bc5a21
  4. #36bc21

Monochromatic

  1. #0a283a
  2. #16567b
  3. #2183bc
  4. #4aa8df
  5. #8bc8eb

Shades

#2183bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2183bc
  2. #1e76a9
  3. #1a6996
  4. #175c84
  5. #144f71
  6. #11425e
  7. #0d344b
  8. #0a2738
  9. #071a26
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2183bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2183bc
  2. #378fc3
  3. #4d9cc9
  4. #64a8d0
  5. #7ab5d7
  6. #90c1de
  7. #a6cde4
  8. #bcdaeb
  9. #d3e6f2
  10. #e9f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2183bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2183bc
  2. #2b83b6
  3. #3482b0
  4. #3e82aa
  5. #4782a4
  6. #51829e
  7. #5a8198
  8. #648192
  9. #6d818c
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6884bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5376bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5483be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #447bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2183bc {
  color: #2183bc;
}
Background
.bg-2183bc {
  background-color: #2183bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2183bc {
  border: 2px solid #2183bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2183bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 131 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2183bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2183bc, #2136bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2183bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 131 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.38 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.80 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.05 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.49 #de7c43 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2183bc  rgb(33, 131, 188)  hsl(202, 70%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#bc5a21  rgb(188, 90, 33)  hsl(22, 70%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#bc2183  rgb(188, 33, 131)  hsl(322, 70%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#83bc21  rgb(131, 188, 33)  hsl(82, 70%, 43%)  Apple Green