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#2E7BB7

#2e7bb7 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e7bb7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 48.24% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.86% cyan, 32.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 206.28°, with 59.83% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #b76a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #b72e36
  3. #b7af2e

Analogous

  1. #2eb7af
  2. #2e7bb7
  3. #2e36b7

Triadic

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #b72e7b
  3. #7bb72e

Tetradic

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #6a2eb7
  3. #b76a2e
  4. #7bb72e

Square

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #af2eb7
  3. #b76a2e
  4. #36b72e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f293d
  2. #1f527a
  3. #2e7bb7
  4. #5ca0d6
  5. #99c4e5

Shades

#2e7bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #296fa5
  3. #256292
  4. #205680
  5. #1c4a6e
  6. #173e5c
  7. #123149
  8. #0e2537
  9. #091925
  10. #050c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e7bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #4388be
  3. #5895c5
  4. #6da3cd
  5. #82b0d4
  6. #97bddb
  7. #abcae2
  8. #c0d7e9
  9. #d5e5f1
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e7bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e7bb7
  2. #367cb2
  3. #3e7cac
  4. #477da7
  5. #4f7da1
  6. #577e9c
  7. #5f7e96
  8. #677f91
  9. #707f8b
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7dba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c70b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507cb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4275b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e7bb7 {
  color: #2e7bb7;
}
Background
.bg-2e7bb7 {
  background-color: #2e7bb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e7bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #2e7bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e7bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 123 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e7bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e7bb7, #2e36b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e7bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 123 183 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.36 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.05 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.54 #d18448 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2e7bb7  rgb(46, 123, 183)  hsl(206, 60%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#b76a2e  rgb(183, 106, 46)  hsl(26, 60%, 45%)  Copper
#b72e7b  rgb(183, 46, 123)  hsl(326, 60%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bb72e  rgb(123, 183, 46)  hsl(86, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green