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#2A8BB7

#2a8bb7 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a8bb7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 54.51% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.05% cyan, 24.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 198.72°, with 62.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.2238

Complementary

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #b7562a

Split complementary

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #b72a45
  3. #b79d2a

Analogous

  1. #2ab79d
  2. #2a8bb7
  3. #2a45b7

Triadic

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #b72a8b
  3. #8bb72a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #562ab7
  3. #b7562a
  4. #8bb72a

Square

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #9d2ab7
  3. #b7562a
  4. #45b72a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2c3b
  2. #1c5c79
  3. #2a8bb7
  4. #55afd8
  5. #94cde6

Shades

#2a8bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #267da5
  3. #226f92
  4. #1d6180
  5. #19536e
  6. #15465c
  7. #113849
  8. #0d2a37
  9. #081c25
  10. #040e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #3f97be
  3. #55a2c5
  4. #6aaecd
  5. #7fb9d4
  6. #95c5db
  7. #aad1e2
  8. #bfdce9
  9. #d4e8f1
  10. #eaf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8bb7
  2. #338ab2
  3. #3b89ac
  4. #4488a7
  5. #4c87a1
  6. #55869c
  7. #5e8496
  8. #668391
  9. #6f828b
  10. #778186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a869a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758ab9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627cb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608ab8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5182b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8bb7 {
  color: #2a8bb7;
}
Background
.bg-2a8bb7 {
  background-color: #2a8bb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #2a8bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 139 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 63% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8bb7, #2a45b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 139 183 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.01 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.02 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.29 #d57448 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#2a8bb7  rgb(42, 139, 183)  hsl(199, 63%, 44%)  Air Force Blue
#b7562a  rgb(183, 86, 42)  hsl(19, 63%, 44%)  Rust
#b72a8b  rgb(183, 42, 139)  hsl(319, 63%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb72a  rgb(139, 183, 42)  hsl(79, 63%, 44%)  Apple Green