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#2D82AE

#2d82ae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d82ae is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 50.98% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.14% cyan, 25.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 200.47°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #ae592d

Split complementary

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #ae2d41
  3. #ae9a2d

Analogous

  1. #2dae9a
  2. #2d82ae
  3. #2d41ae

Triadic

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #ae2d82
  3. #82ae2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #592dae
  3. #ae592d
  4. #82ae2d

Square

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #9a2dae
  3. #ae592d
  4. #41ae2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2734
  2. #1d5571
  3. #2d82ae
  4. #55a8d3
  5. #91c7e3

Shades

#2d82ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #29759d
  3. #24688b
  4. #205b7a
  5. #1b4e68
  6. #174157
  7. #123446
  8. #0e2734
  9. #091a23
  10. #050d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d82ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #428fb6
  3. #579bbe
  4. #6ca8c6
  5. #81b4ce
  6. #96c1d7
  7. #abcddf
  8. #c0dae7
  9. #d5e6ef
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d82ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d82ae
  2. #3582a9
  3. #3e82a5
  4. #4681a0
  5. #4e819c
  6. #578197
  7. #5f8192
  8. #67818e
  9. #6f8089
  10. #788085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d81b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b75ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a82af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d7aae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00899d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d82ae {
  color: #2d82ae;
}
Background
.bg-2d82ae {
  background-color: #2d82ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d82ae {
  border: 2px solid #2d82ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d82ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 130 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d82ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d82ae, #2d41ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d82ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 130 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.18 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.88 #d27d51 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2d82ae  rgb(45, 130, 174)  hsl(200, 59%, 43%)  Cerulean
#ae592d  rgb(174, 89, 45)  hsl(20, 59%, 43%)  Sienna
#ae2d82  rgb(174, 45, 130)  hsl(320, 59%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#82ae2d  rgb(130, 174, 45)  hsl(80, 59%, 43%)  Apple Green