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#2D86CF

#2d86cf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d86cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 52.55% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 35.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.04°, 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.2211

Complementary

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #cf762d

Split complementary

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #cf2d35
  3. #cfc72d

Analogous

  1. #2dcfc7
  2. #2d86cf
  3. #2d35cf

Triadic

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #cf2d86
  3. #86cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #762dcf
  3. #cf762d
  4. #86cf2d

Square

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #c72dcf
  3. #cf762d
  4. #35cf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #123551
  2. #1f5d90
  3. #2d86cf
  4. #6aaadf
  5. #a9ceec

Shades

#2d86cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #2979ba
  3. #246ba6
  4. #205e91
  5. #1b507c
  6. #174368
  7. #123653
  8. #0e283e
  9. #091b29
  10. #050d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d86cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #4292d4
  3. #579ed9
  4. #6caadd
  5. #81b6e2
  6. #96c3e7
  7. #abcfec
  8. #c0dbf1
  9. #d5e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d86cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d86cf
  2. #3585c7
  3. #3e85bf
  4. #4684b7
  5. #4e84af
  6. #5783a8
  7. #5f82a0
  8. #678298
  9. #6f8190
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a83a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #648ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5388d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #427fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d86cf {
  color: #2d86cf;
}
Background
.bg-2d86cf {
  background-color: #2d86cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d86cf {
  border: 2px solid #2d86cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d86cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 134 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d86cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d86cf, #2d35cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d86cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 134 207 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.75 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.37 #d27930 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2d86cf  rgb(45, 134, 207)  hsl(207, 64%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cf762d  rgb(207, 118, 45)  hsl(27, 64%, 49%)  Ochre
#cf2d86  rgb(207, 45, 134)  hsl(327, 64%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#86cf2d  rgb(134, 207, 45)  hsl(87, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green