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#247FBF

#247fbf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247fbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.8% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.15% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 204.77°, with 68.28% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #247fbf
  2. #bf6424

Split complementary

  1. #247fbf
  2. #bf2432
  3. #bfb124

Analogous

  1. #24bfb1
  2. #247fbf
  3. #2432bf

Triadic

  1. #247fbf
  2. #bf247f
  3. #7fbf24

Tetradic

  1. #247fbf
  2. #6424bf
  3. #bf6424
  4. #7fbf24

Square

  1. #247fbf
  2. #b124bf
  3. #bf6424
  4. #32bf24

Monochromatic

  1. #0c293e
  2. #18547f
  3. #247fbf
  4. #51a4de
  5. #92c6ea

Shades

#247fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247fbf
  2. #2072ac
  3. #1d6699
  4. #195986
  5. #164c73
  6. #124060
  7. #0e334c
  8. #0b2639
  9. #071926
  10. #040d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#247fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247fbf
  2. #3a8cc5
  3. #5099cc
  4. #66a5d2
  5. #7cb2d9
  6. #92bfdf
  7. #a7cce5
  8. #bdd9ec
  9. #d3e5f2
  10. #e9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247fbf
  2. #2d7fb9
  3. #367fb2
  4. #407fac
  5. #497fa6
  6. #5280a0
  7. #5b8099
  8. #648093
  9. #6e808d
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6181c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b73be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f80c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f78be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247fbf {
  color: #247fbf;
}
Background
.bg-247fbf {
  background-color: #247fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247fbf {
  border: 2px solid #247fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 127 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247fbf, #2432bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 127 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.25 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.25 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.65 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.86 #db8040 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#247fbf  rgb(36, 127, 191)  hsl(205, 68%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bf6424  rgb(191, 100, 36)  hsl(25, 68%, 45%)  Chocolate
#bf247f  rgb(191, 36, 127)  hsl(325, 68%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fbf24  rgb(127, 191, 36)  hsl(85, 68%, 45%)  Apple Green