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#2B83CF

#2b83cf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b83cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 51.37% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.23% cyan, 36.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.8°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #cf772b

Split complementary

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #cf2b31
  3. #cfc92b

Analogous

  1. #2bcfc9
  2. #2b83cf
  3. #2b31cf

Triadic

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #cf2b83
  3. #83cf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #772bcf
  3. #cf772b
  4. #83cf2b

Square

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #c92bcf
  3. #cf772b
  4. #31cf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #113350
  2. #1e5b90
  3. #2b83cf
  4. #67a8df
  5. #a6cced

Shades

#2b83cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #2776ba
  3. #2269a6
  4. #1e5c91
  5. #1a4f7c
  6. #164268
  7. #113453
  8. #0d273e
  9. #091a29
  10. #040d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b83cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #408fd4
  3. #559cd9
  4. #6ba8dd
  5. #80b5e2
  6. #95c1e7
  7. #aacdec
  8. #bfdaf1
  9. #d5e6f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b83cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b83cf
  2. #3483c7
  3. #3c82bf
  4. #4582b7
  5. #4d82af
  6. #5682a8
  7. #5e81a0
  8. #678198
  9. #6f8190
  10. #788088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6881a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f87d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4678ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f86d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b83cf {
  color: #2b83cf;
}
Background
.bg-2b83cf {
  background-color: #2b83cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b83cf {
  border: 2px solid #2b83cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b83cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 131 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b83cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b83cf, #2b31cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b83cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 131 207 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.34 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.03 #d47c30 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2b83cf  rgb(43, 131, 207)  hsl(208, 66%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cf772b  rgb(207, 119, 43)  hsl(28, 66%, 49%)  Ochre
#cf2b83  rgb(207, 43, 131)  hsl(328, 66%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#83cf2b  rgb(131, 207, 43)  hsl(88, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green