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#2A88CD

#2a88cd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a88cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 53.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.51% cyan, 33.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 205.4°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #cd6f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #cd2a36
  3. #cdc02a

Analogous

  1. #2acdc0
  2. #2a88cd
  3. #2a36cd

Triadic

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #cd2a88
  3. #88cd2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #6f2acd
  3. #cd6f2a
  4. #88cd2a

Square

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #c02acd
  3. #cd6f2a
  4. #36cd2a

Monochromatic

  1. #10344e
  2. #1d5e8e
  3. #2a88cd
  4. #64abdf
  5. #a4ceec

Shades

#2a88cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #267ab9
  3. #226da4
  4. #1d5f90
  5. #19527b
  6. #154467
  7. #113652
  8. #0d293e
  9. #081b29
  10. #040e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a88cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #3f94d2
  3. #55a0d7
  4. #6aacdc
  5. #7fb8e1
  6. #95c4e6
  7. #aacfeb
  8. #bfdbf0
  9. #d4e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a88cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #3387c5
  3. #3b86be
  4. #4486b6
  5. #4c85ae
  6. #5584a7
  7. #5e839f
  8. #668297
  9. #6f828f
  10. #778188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a85a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #688bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #558acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4481cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a88cd {
  color: #2a88cd;
}
Background
.bg-2a88cd {
  background-color: #2a88cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a88cd {
  border: 2px solid #2a88cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a88cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 136 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a88cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a88cd, #2a36cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a88cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 136 205 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.98 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #d57732 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2a88cd  rgb(42, 136, 205)  hsl(205, 66%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#cd6f2a  rgb(205, 111, 42)  hsl(25, 66%, 48%)  Chocolate
#cd2a88  rgb(205, 42, 136)  hsl(325, 66%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#88cd2a  rgb(136, 205, 42)  hsl(85, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green