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#2C8BB9

#2c8bb9 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8bb9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.51% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.22% cyan, 24.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 199.57°, with 61.57% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #b95a2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #b92c45
  3. #b9a02c

Analogous

  1. #2cb9a0
  2. #2c8bb9
  3. #2c45b9

Triadic

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #b92c8b
  3. #8bb92c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #5a2cb9
  3. #b95a2c
  4. #8bb92c

Square

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #a02cb9
  3. #b95a2c
  4. #45b92c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2e3d
  2. #1d5d7b
  3. #2c8bb9
  4. #5aafd8
  5. #98cde6

Shades

#2c8bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #287da7
  3. #236f94
  4. #1f6182
  5. #1a536f
  6. #16465d
  7. #12384a
  8. #0d2a38
  9. #091c25
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #4197c0
  3. #56a2c7
  4. #6baece
  5. #80b9d5
  6. #96c5dc
  7. #abd1e3
  8. #c0dcea
  9. #d5e8f1
  10. #eaf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8bb9
  2. #348ab3
  3. #3d89ae
  4. #4588a8
  5. #4e87a2
  6. #56869d
  7. #5e8497
  8. #678391
  9. #6f828b
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a869b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748abb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608aba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5183b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8bb9 {
  color: #2c8bb9;
}
Background
.bg-2c8bb9 {
  background-color: #2c8bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 139 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8bb9, #2c45b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 139 185 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.55 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.73 #d37446 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2c8bb9  rgb(44, 139, 185)  hsl(200, 62%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#b95a2c  rgb(185, 90, 44)  hsl(20, 62%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#b92c8b  rgb(185, 44, 139)  hsl(320, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb92c  rgb(139, 185, 44)  hsl(80, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green