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#2A8ABC

#2a8abc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a8abc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 54.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.66% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 200.55°, with 63.48% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #bc5c2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #bc2a41
  3. #bca52a

Analogous

  1. #2abca5
  2. #2a8abc
  3. #2a41bc

Triadic

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #bc2a8a
  3. #8abc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #5c2abc
  3. #bc5c2a
  4. #8abc2a

Square

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #a52abc
  3. #bc5c2a
  4. #41bc2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2e3f
  2. #1c5c7d
  3. #2a8abc
  4. #59aeda
  5. #97cce8

Shades

#2a8abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #267ca9
  3. #226e96
  4. #1d6184
  5. #195371
  6. #15455e
  7. #11374b
  8. #0d2938
  9. #081c26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #3f96c3
  3. #55a1c9
  4. #6aadd0
  5. #7fb9d7
  6. #95c5de
  7. #aad0e4
  8. #bfdceb
  9. #d4e8f2
  10. #eaf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #3389b6
  3. #3b88b0
  4. #4487aa
  5. #4c86a4
  6. #55859e
  7. #5e8498
  8. #668392
  9. #6f828c
  10. #778186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a859d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7cbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d8abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e82bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8abc {
  color: #2a8abc;
}
Background
.bg-2a8abc {
  background-color: #2a8abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8abc {
  border: 2px solid #2a8abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 138 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8abc, #2a41bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 138 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.81 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.30 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.53 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.08 #d57543 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2a8abc  rgb(42, 138, 188)  hsl(201, 63%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bc5c2a  rgb(188, 92, 42)  hsl(21, 63%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#bc2a8a  rgb(188, 42, 138)  hsl(321, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8abc2a  rgb(138, 188, 42)  hsl(81, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green