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#2887BF

#2887bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2887bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.06% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.25°, with 65.37% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #2887bf
  2. #bf6028

Split complementary

  1. #2887bf
  2. #bf283b
  3. #bfab28

Analogous

  1. #28bfab
  2. #2887bf
  3. #283bbf

Triadic

  1. #2887bf
  2. #bf2887
  3. #87bf28

Tetradic

  1. #2887bf
  2. #6028bf
  3. #bf6028
  4. #87bf28

Square

  1. #2887bf
  2. #ab28bf
  3. #bf6028
  4. #3bbf28

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2e40
  2. #1b5a80
  3. #2887bf
  4. #58abdc
  5. #97cbe9

Shades

#2887bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2887bf
  2. #247aac
  3. #206c99
  4. #1c5f86
  5. #185173
  6. #144460
  7. #10364c
  8. #0c2939
  9. #081b26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2887bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2887bf
  2. #3e93c5
  3. #539fcc
  4. #69abd2
  5. #7eb7d9
  6. #94c3df
  7. #a9cfe5
  8. #bfdbec
  9. #d4e7f2
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2887bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2887bf
  2. #3186b9
  3. #3a86b2
  4. #4285ac
  5. #4b84a6
  6. #5484a0
  7. #5d8399
  8. #668293
  9. #6e818d
  10. #778186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68839d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d88c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5987c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #497fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2887bf {
  color: #2887bf;
}
Background
.bg-2887bf {
  background-color: #2887bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2887bf {
  border: 2px solid #2887bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2887bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2887bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2887bf, #283bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2887bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.35 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.36 #d77840 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2887bf  rgb(40, 135, 191)  hsl(202, 65%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bf6028  rgb(191, 96, 40)  hsl(22, 65%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#bf2887  rgb(191, 40, 135)  hsl(322, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bf28  rgb(135, 191, 40)  hsl(82, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green