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#2483CD

#2483cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2483cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 51.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.44% cyan, 36.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.27°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2102

Complementary

  1. #2483cd
  2. #cd6e24

Split complementary

  1. #2483cd
  2. #cd242f
  3. #cdc224

Analogous

  1. #24cdc2
  2. #2483cd
  3. #242fcd

Triadic

  1. #2483cd
  2. #cd2483
  3. #83cd24

Tetradic

  1. #2483cd
  2. #6e24cd
  3. #cd6e24
  4. #83cd24

Square

  1. #2483cd
  2. #c224cd
  3. #cd6e24
  4. #2fcd24

Monochromatic

  1. #0d304b
  2. #19598c
  3. #2483cd
  4. #5ba7e2
  5. #9ccaee

Shades

#2483cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2483cd
  2. #2076b9
  3. #1d69a4
  4. #195c90
  5. #164f7b
  6. #124267
  7. #0e3452
  8. #0b273e
  9. #071a29
  10. #040d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2483cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2483cd
  2. #3a8fd2
  3. #509cd7
  4. #66a8dc
  5. #7cb5e1
  6. #92c1e6
  7. #a7cdeb
  8. #bddaf0
  9. #d3e6f5
  10. #e9f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2483cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2483cd
  2. #2d83c5
  3. #3682be
  4. #4082b6
  5. #4982ae
  6. #5282a7
  7. #5b819f
  8. #648197
  9. #6e818f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6680a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6087d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4778cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e85cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c7ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2483cd {
  color: #2483cd;
}
Background
.bg-2483cd {
  background-color: #2483cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2483cd {
  border: 2px solid #2483cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2483cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 131 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2483cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2483cd, #242fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2483cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 131 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.00 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.55 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.57 #db7c32 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2483cd  rgb(36, 131, 205)  hsl(206, 70%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#cd6e24  rgb(205, 110, 36)  hsl(26, 70%, 47%)  Chocolate
#cd2483  rgb(205, 36, 131)  hsl(326, 70%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#83cd24  rgb(131, 205, 36)  hsl(86, 70%, 47%)  Yellow Green