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#258DC2

#258dc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#258dc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 55.29% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.93% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 200.25°, with 67.97% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.2334

Complementary

  1. #258dc2
  2. #c25a25

Split complementary

  1. #258dc2
  2. #c2253f
  3. #c2a825

Analogous

  1. #25c2a8
  2. #258dc2
  3. #253fc2

Triadic

  1. #258dc2
  2. #c2258d
  3. #8dc225

Tetradic

  1. #258dc2
  2. #5a25c2
  3. #c25a25
  4. #8dc225

Square

  1. #258dc2
  2. #a825c2
  3. #c25a25
  4. #3fc225

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3041
  2. #195e82
  3. #258dc2
  4. #55b0df
  5. #95ceeb

Shades

#258dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #258dc2
  2. #217faf
  3. #1e719b
  4. #1a6388
  5. #165574
  6. #134761
  7. #0f384e
  8. #0b2a3a
  9. #071c27
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#258dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #258dc2
  2. #3b98c8
  3. #51a4ce
  4. #66afd4
  5. #7cbbda
  6. #92c6e1
  7. #a8d1e7
  8. #bedded
  9. #d3e8f3
  10. #e9f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#258dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #258dc2
  2. #2e8cbb
  3. #378ab5
  4. #4089ae
  5. #4988a8
  6. #5387a1
  7. #5c859a
  8. #658494
  9. #6e838d
  10. #778187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b88a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8dc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e84c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-258dc2 {
  color: #258dc2;
}
Background
.bg-258dc2 {
  background-color: #258dc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-258dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #258dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #258dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 141 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-258dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #258dc2, #253fc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-258dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 141 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.57 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.27 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.52 #da723d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#258dc2  rgb(37, 141, 194)  hsl(200, 68%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#c25a25  rgb(194, 90, 37)  hsl(20, 68%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#c2258d  rgb(194, 37, 141)  hsl(320, 68%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dc225  rgb(141, 194, 37)  hsl(80, 68%, 45%)  Yellow Green