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#2D85CF

#2d85cf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d85cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 52.16% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.41°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.2184

Complementary

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #cf772d

Split complementary

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #cf2d34
  3. #cfc82d

Analogous

  1. #2dcfc8
  2. #2d85cf
  3. #2d34cf

Triadic

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #cf2d85
  3. #85cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #772dcf
  3. #cf772d
  4. #85cf2d

Square

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #c82dcf
  3. #cf772d
  4. #34cf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #123451
  2. #1f5d90
  3. #2d85cf
  4. #6aa9df
  5. #a9cdec

Shades

#2d85cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #2978ba
  3. #246aa6
  4. #205d91
  5. #1b507c
  6. #174368
  7. #123553
  8. #0e283e
  9. #091b29
  10. #050d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d85cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #4291d4
  3. #579dd9
  4. #6caadd
  5. #81b6e2
  6. #96c2e7
  7. #abceec
  8. #c0daf1
  9. #d5e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d85cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d85cf
  2. #3585c7
  3. #3e84bf
  4. #4684b7
  5. #4e83af
  6. #5783a8
  7. #5f82a0
  8. #678298
  9. #6f8190
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6982a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6289d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5287d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d85cf {
  color: #2d85cf;
}
Background
.bg-2d85cf {
  background-color: #2d85cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d85cf {
  border: 2px solid #2d85cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d85cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 133 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d85cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d85cf, #2d34cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d85cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 133 207 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.92 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.19 #d27a30 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2d85cf  rgb(45, 133, 207)  hsl(207, 64%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cf772d  rgb(207, 119, 45)  hsl(27, 64%, 49%)  Ochre
#cf2d85  rgb(207, 45, 133)  hsl(327, 64%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#85cf2d  rgb(133, 207, 45)  hsl(87, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green