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#227EC1

#227ec1 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227ec1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 49.41% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.38% cyan, 34.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 205.28°, with 70.04% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #227ec1
  2. #c16522

Split complementary

  1. #227ec1
  2. #c1222f
  3. #c1b422

Analogous

  1. #22c1b4
  2. #227ec1
  3. #222fc1

Triadic

  1. #227ec1
  2. #c1227e
  3. #7ec122

Tetradic

  1. #227ec1
  2. #6522c1
  3. #c16522
  4. #7ec122

Square

  1. #227ec1
  2. #b422c1
  3. #c16522
  4. #2fc122

Monochromatic

  1. #0b293f
  2. #175480
  3. #227ec1
  4. #4fa3e0
  5. #90c5ec

Shades

#227ec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227ec1
  2. #1f71ae
  3. #1b659a
  4. #185887
  5. #144c74
  6. #113f61
  7. #0e324d
  8. #0a263a
  9. #071927
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#227ec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227ec1
  2. #388bc7
  3. #4e98cd
  4. #64a5d4
  5. #7ab2da
  6. #91bfe0
  7. #a7cbe6
  8. #bdd8ec
  9. #d3e5f3
  10. #e9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227ec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227ec1
  2. #2b7ebb
  3. #357eb4
  4. #3e7fae
  5. #487fa7
  6. #517fa1
  7. #5a7f9a
  8. #647f94
  9. #6d808d
  10. #778087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e81c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4773c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d80c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c77c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227ec1 {
  color: #227ec1;
}
Background
.bg-227ec1 {
  background-color: #227ec1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227ec1 {
  border: 2px solid #227ec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227ec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 126 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227ec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227ec1, #222fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227ec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 126 193 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.59 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.71 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.92 #dd813e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#227ec1  rgb(34, 126, 193)  hsl(205, 70%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#c16522  rgb(193, 101, 34)  hsl(25, 70%, 45%)  Chocolate
#c1227e  rgb(193, 34, 126)  hsl(325, 70%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ec122  rgb(126, 193, 34)  hsl(85, 70%, 45%)  Yellow Green