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#2D83AB

#2d83ab ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d83ab is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 51.37% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.68% cyan, 23.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 199.05°, with 58.33% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #ab552d

Split complementary

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #ab2d44
  3. #ab942d

Analogous

  1. #2dab94
  2. #2d83ab
  3. #2d44ab

Triadic

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #ab2d83
  3. #83ab2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #552dab
  3. #ab552d
  4. #83ab2d

Square

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #942dab
  3. #ab552d
  4. #44ab2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2632
  2. #1d556e
  3. #2d83ab
  4. #53a9d2
  5. #8fc8e2

Shades

#2d83ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #29769a
  3. #246989
  4. #205c78
  5. #1b4f67
  6. #174256
  7. #123444
  8. #0e2733
  9. #091a22
  10. #050d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d83ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #428fb3
  3. #579cbc
  4. #6ca8c4
  5. #81b5cd
  6. #96c1d5
  7. #abcddd
  8. #c0dae6
  9. #d5e6ee
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d83ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d83ab
  2. #3583a7
  3. #3e82a2
  4. #46829e
  5. #4e829a
  6. #578296
  7. #5f8191
  8. #67818d
  9. #6f8189
  10. #788084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f82ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e75aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c82ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f7bab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d83ab {
  color: #2d83ab;
}
Background
.bg-2d83ab {
  background-color: #2d83ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d83ab {
  border: 2px solid #2d83ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d83ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 131 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d83ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d83ab, #2d44ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d83ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 131 171 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.40 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.03 #d27c54 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2d83ab  rgb(45, 131, 171)  hsl(199, 58%, 42%)  Cerulean
#ab552d  rgb(171, 85, 45)  hsl(19, 58%, 42%)  Sienna
#ab2d83  rgb(171, 45, 131)  hsl(319, 58%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#83ab2d  rgb(131, 171, 45)  hsl(79, 58%, 42%)  Apple Green