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#2C87BF

#2c87bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c87bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.96% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.86°, with 62.55% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.2163

Complementary

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #bf642c

Split complementary

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #bf2c3d
  3. #bfae2c

Analogous

  1. #2cbfae
  2. #2c87bf
  3. #2c3dbf

Triadic

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #bf2c87
  3. #87bf2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #642cbf
  3. #bf642c
  4. #87bf2c

Square

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #ae2cbf
  3. #bf642c
  4. #3dbf2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2f43
  2. #1e5b81
  3. #2c87bf
  4. #5eabda
  5. #9ccbe8

Shades

#2c87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #287aac
  3. #236c99
  4. #1f5f86
  5. #1a5173
  6. #164460
  7. #12364c
  8. #0d2939
  9. #091b26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #4193c5
  3. #569fcc
  4. #6babd2
  5. #80b7d9
  6. #96c3df
  7. #abcfe5
  8. #c0dbec
  9. #d5e7f2
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c87bf
  2. #3486b9
  3. #3d86b2
  4. #4585ac
  5. #4e84a6
  6. #5684a0
  7. #5e8399
  8. #678293
  9. #6f818d
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68839d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d88c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a87c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b7fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c87bf {
  color: #2c87bf;
}
Background
.bg-2c87bf {
  background-color: #2c87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c87bf {
  border: 2px solid #2c87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c87bf, #2c3dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.03 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.22 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.09 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.16 #d37840 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2c87bf  rgb(44, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 63%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf642c  rgb(191, 100, 44)  hsl(23, 63%, 46%)  Chocolate
#bf2c87  rgb(191, 44, 135)  hsl(323, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bf2c  rgb(135, 191, 44)  hsl(83, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green