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#2C80B2

#2c80b2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c80b2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 50.2% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.28% cyan, 28.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 202.39°, with 60.36% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #b25e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #b22c3d
  3. #b2a12c

Analogous

  1. #2cb2a1
  2. #2c80b2
  3. #2c3db2

Triadic

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #b22c80
  3. #80b22c

Tetradic

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #5e2cb2
  3. #b25e2c
  4. #80b22c

Square

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #a12cb2
  3. #b25e2c
  4. #3db22c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2837
  2. #1d5475
  3. #2c80b2
  4. #55a5d5
  5. #93c6e4

Shades

#2c80b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #2873a0
  3. #23668e
  4. #1f5a7d
  5. #1a4d6b
  6. #164059
  7. #123347
  8. #0d2635
  9. #091a24
  10. #040d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c80b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #418dba
  3. #5699c1
  4. #6ba6c9
  5. #80b3d1
  6. #96c0d9
  7. #abcce0
  8. #c0d9e8
  9. #d5e6f0
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c80b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c80b2
  2. #3480ad
  3. #3d80a8
  4. #4580a3
  5. #4e809e
  6. #568099
  7. #5e8094
  8. #67808f
  9. #6f808a
  10. #788085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6880b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5674b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5680b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4979b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00889f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c80b2 {
  color: #2c80b2;
}
Background
.bg-2c80b2 {
  background-color: #2c80b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c80b2 {
  border: 2px solid #2c80b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c80b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 128 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 60% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c80b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c80b2, #2c3db2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c80b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 128 178 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.27 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.63 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.18 #d37f4d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2c80b2  rgb(44, 128, 178)  hsl(202, 60%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#b25e2c  rgb(178, 94, 44)  hsl(22, 60%, 44%)  Sienna
#b22c80  rgb(178, 44, 128)  hsl(322, 60%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#80b22c  rgb(128, 178, 44)  hsl(82, 60%, 44%)  Apple Green