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#2C84CA

#2c84ca ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c84ca is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 51.76% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.22% cyan, 34.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 206.58°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.213

Complementary

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #ca722c

Split complementary

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #ca2c35
  3. #cac12c

Analogous

  1. #2ccac1
  2. #2c84ca
  3. #2c35ca

Triadic

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #ca2c84
  3. #84ca2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #722cca
  3. #ca722c
  4. #84ca2c

Square

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #c12cca
  3. #ca722c
  4. #35ca2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11324c
  2. #1e5b8b
  3. #2c84ca
  4. #65a8dd
  5. #a4cceb

Shades

#2c84ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #2877b6
  3. #236aa2
  4. #1f5c8d
  5. #1a4f79
  6. #164265
  7. #123551
  8. #0d283d
  9. #091a28
  10. #040d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c84ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #4190cf
  3. #569dd5
  4. #6ba9da
  5. #80b5df
  6. #96c2e5
  7. #abceea
  8. #c0daef
  9. #d5e6f4
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c84ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c84ca
  2. #3484c3
  3. #3d83bb
  4. #4583b4
  5. #4e82ac
  6. #5682a5
  7. #5e829e
  8. #678196
  9. #6f818f
  10. #788087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6881a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6387cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5386cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #427dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c84ca {
  color: #2c84ca;
}
Background
.bg-2c84ca {
  background-color: #2c84ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c84ca {
  border: 2px solid #2c84ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c84ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 132 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c84ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c84ca, #2c35ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c84ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 132 202 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.34 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #d37b35 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2c84ca  rgb(44, 132, 202)  hsl(207, 64%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#ca722c  rgb(202, 114, 44)  hsl(27, 64%, 48%)  Ochre
#ca2c84  rgb(202, 44, 132)  hsl(327, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#84ca2c  rgb(132, 202, 44)  hsl(87, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green