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#2E7EBC

#2e7ebc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e7ebc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 49.41% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 32.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.2°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1913

Complementary

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #bc6c2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #bc2e37
  3. #bcb32e

Analogous

  1. #2ebcb3
  2. #2e7ebc
  3. #2e37bc

Triadic

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #bc2e7e
  3. #7ebc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #6c2ebc
  3. #bc6c2e
  4. #7ebc2e

Square

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #b32ebc
  3. #bc6c2e
  4. #37bc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #102c41
  2. #1f557f
  3. #2e7ebc
  4. #5fa3d8
  5. #9cc6e7

Shades

#2e7ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #2971a9
  3. #256596
  4. #205884
  5. #1c4c71
  6. #173f5e
  7. #12324b
  8. #0e2638
  9. #091926
  10. #050d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e7ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #438bc3
  3. #5898c9
  4. #6da5d0
  5. #82b2d7
  6. #97bfde
  7. #abcbe4
  8. #c0d8eb
  9. #d5e5f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e7ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e7ebc
  2. #367eb6
  3. #3e7eb0
  4. #477faa
  5. #4f7fa4
  6. #577f9e
  7. #5f7f98
  8. #677f92
  9. #70808c
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6180bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4378bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e7ebc {
  color: #2e7ebc;
}
Background
.bg-2e7ebc {
  background-color: #2e7ebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e7ebc {
  border: 2px solid #2e7ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e7ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 126 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e7ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e7ebc, #2e37bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e7ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 126 188 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.17 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.70 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.46 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.33 #d18143 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2e7ebc  rgb(46, 126, 188)  hsl(206, 61%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bc6c2e  rgb(188, 108, 46)  hsl(26, 61%, 46%)  Copper
#bc2e7e  rgb(188, 46, 126)  hsl(326, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ebc2e  rgb(126, 188, 46)  hsl(86, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green