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#257EBF

#257ebf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#257ebf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 49.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 34.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.32°, with 67.54% saturation and 44.71% 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 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #257ebf
  2. #bf6625

Split complementary

  1. #257ebf
  2. #bf2531
  3. #bfb325

Analogous

  1. #25bfb3
  2. #257ebf
  3. #2531bf

Triadic

  1. #257ebf
  2. #bf257e
  3. #7ebf25

Tetradic

  1. #257ebf
  2. #6625bf
  3. #bf6625
  4. #7ebf25

Square

  1. #257ebf
  2. #b325bf
  3. #bf6625
  4. #31bf25

Monochromatic

  1. #0c293f
  2. #19547f
  3. #257ebf
  4. #53a3de
  5. #93c5ea

Shades

#257ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #257ebf
  2. #2171ac
  3. #1e6599
  4. #1a5886
  5. #164c73
  6. #133f60
  7. #0f324c
  8. #0b2639
  9. #071926
  10. #040d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#257ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #257ebf
  2. #3b8bc5
  3. #5198cc
  4. #66a5d2
  5. #7cb2d9
  6. #92bfdf
  7. #a8cbe5
  8. #bed8ec
  9. #d3e5f2
  10. #e9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#257ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #257ebf
  2. #2e7eb9
  3. #377eb2
  4. #407fac
  5. #497fa6
  6. #537fa0
  7. #5c7f99
  8. #657f93
  9. #6e808d
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f81c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a73be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e80c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e77be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-257ebf {
  color: #257ebf;
}
Background
.bg-257ebf {
  background-color: #257ebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-257ebf {
  border: 2px solid #257ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #257ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 126 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-257ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #257ebf, #2531bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-257ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 126 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.60 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.52 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.78 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.44 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.85 #da8140 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#257ebf  rgb(37, 126, 191)  hsl(205, 68%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bf6625  rgb(191, 102, 37)  hsl(25, 68%, 45%)  Chocolate
#bf257e  rgb(191, 37, 126)  hsl(325, 68%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ebf25  rgb(126, 191, 37)  hsl(85, 68%, 45%)  Apple Green