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#2B7FBB

#2b7fbb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b7fbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 49.8% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 32.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 62.61% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #bb672b

Split complementary

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #bb2b37
  3. #bbaf2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbbaf
  2. #2b7fbb
  3. #2b37bb

Triadic

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #bb2b7f
  3. #7fbb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #672bbb
  3. #bb672b
  4. #7fbb2b

Square

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #af2bbb
  3. #bb672b
  4. #37bb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2b3f
  2. #1d557d
  3. #2b7fbb
  4. #5aa4d9
  5. #98c6e7

Shades

#2b7fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #2772a8
  3. #226696
  4. #1e5983
  5. #1a4c70
  6. #16405e
  7. #11334b
  8. #0d2638
  9. #091925
  10. #040d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b7fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #408cc2
  3. #5599c9
  4. #6ba5cf
  5. #80b2d6
  6. #95bfdd
  7. #aacce4
  8. #bfd9eb
  9. #d5e5f1
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b7fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b7fbb
  2. #347fb5
  3. #3c7faf
  4. #457fa9
  5. #4d7fa3
  6. #56809e
  7. #5e8098
  8. #678092
  9. #6f808c
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6381be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f74ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5280bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4378ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b7fbb {
  color: #2b7fbb;
}
Background
.bg-2b7fbb {
  background-color: #2b7fbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b7fbb {
  border: 2px solid #2b7fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b7fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 127 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b7fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b7fbb, #2b37bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b7fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 127 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.36 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.49 #d48044 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2b7fbb  rgb(43, 127, 187)  hsl(205, 63%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#bb672b  rgb(187, 103, 43)  hsl(25, 63%, 45%)  Copper
#bb2b7f  rgb(187, 43, 127)  hsl(325, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fbb2b  rgb(127, 187, 43)  hsl(85, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green