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#2C8BBA

#2c8bba ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8bba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.34% cyan, 25.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 199.86°, with 61.74% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.2255

Complementary

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #ba5b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #ba2c44
  3. #baa22c

Analogous

  1. #2cbaa2
  2. #2c8bba
  3. #2c44ba

Triadic

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #ba2c8b
  3. #8bba2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #5b2cba
  3. #ba5b2c
  4. #8bba2c

Square

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #a22cba
  3. #ba5b2c
  4. #44ba2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2f3e
  2. #1d5d7c
  3. #2c8bba
  4. #5aaed8
  5. #98cde7

Shades

#2c8bba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #287da7
  3. #236f95
  4. #1f6182
  5. #1a5370
  6. #16465d
  7. #12384a
  8. #0d2a38
  9. #091c25
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8bba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #4197c1
  3. #56a2c8
  4. #6baecf
  5. #80b9d6
  6. #96c5dd
  7. #abd1e3
  8. #c0dcea
  9. #d5e8f1
  10. #eaf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8bba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8bba
  2. #348ab4
  3. #3d89ae
  4. #4588a9
  5. #4e87a3
  6. #56869d
  7. #5e8497
  8. #678391
  9. #6f828c
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a869c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748abc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8abb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5183ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8bba {
  color: #2c8bba;
}
Background
.bg-2c8bba {
  background-color: #2c8bba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8bba {
  border: 2px solid #2c8bba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8bba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 139 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8bba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8bba, #2c44ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8bba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 139 186 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.58 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.54 #d37445 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2c8bba  rgb(44, 139, 186)  hsl(200, 62%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#ba5b2c  rgb(186, 91, 44)  hsl(20, 62%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#ba2c8b  rgb(186, 44, 139)  hsl(320, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bba2c  rgb(139, 186, 44)  hsl(80, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green