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#2983CD

#2983cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2983cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 51.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 36.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 207.07°, with 66.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #2983cd
  2. #cd7329

Split complementary

  1. #2983cd
  2. #cd2931
  3. #cdc529

Analogous

  1. #29cdc5
  2. #2983cd
  3. #2931cd

Triadic

  1. #2983cd
  2. #cd2983
  3. #83cd29

Tetradic

  1. #2983cd
  2. #7329cd
  3. #cd7329
  4. #83cd29

Square

  1. #2983cd
  2. #c529cd
  3. #cd7329
  4. #31cd29

Monochromatic

  1. #10324e
  2. #1c5a8d
  3. #2983cd
  4. #63a7e0
  5. #a3cbed

Shades

#2983cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2983cd
  2. #2576b9
  3. #2169a4
  4. #1d5c90
  5. #194f7b
  6. #154267
  7. #103452
  8. #0c273e
  9. #081a29
  10. #040d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2983cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2983cd
  2. #3e8fd2
  3. #549cd7
  4. #69a8dc
  5. #7fb5e1
  6. #94c1e6
  7. #a9cdeb
  8. #bfdaf0
  9. #d4e6f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2983cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2983cd
  2. #3283c5
  3. #3a82be
  4. #4382b6
  5. #4c82ae
  6. #5582a7
  7. #5d819f
  8. #668197
  9. #6f818f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6780a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6087d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4878cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f85cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2983cd {
  color: #2983cd;
}
Background
.bg-2983cd {
  background-color: #2983cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2983cd {
  border: 2px solid #2983cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2983cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 131 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2983cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2983cd, #2931cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2983cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 131 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.91 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.55 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.25 #d67c32 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2983cd  rgb(41, 131, 205)  hsl(207, 67%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#cd7329  rgb(205, 115, 41)  hsl(27, 67%, 48%)  Ochre
#cd2983  rgb(205, 41, 131)  hsl(327, 67%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#83cd29  rgb(131, 205, 41)  hsl(87, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green