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#2E87CB

#2e87cb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e87cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 52.94% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.34% cyan, 33.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 205.99°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.2222

Complementary

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #cb722e

Split complementary

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #cb2e38
  3. #cbc02e

Analogous

  1. #2ecbc0
  2. #2e87cb
  3. #2e38cb

Triadic

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #cb2e87
  3. #87cb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #722ecb
  3. #cb722e
  4. #87cb2e

Square

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #c02ecb
  3. #cb722e
  4. #38cb2e

Monochromatic

  1. #12344e
  2. #205e8d
  3. #2e87cb
  4. #69abdd
  5. #a7ceeb

Shades

#2e87cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #297ab7
  3. #256ca2
  4. #205f8e
  5. #1c517a
  6. #174466
  7. #123651
  8. #0e293d
  9. #091b29
  10. #050e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e87cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #4393d0
  3. #589fd5
  4. #6dabdb
  5. #82b7e0
  6. #97c3e5
  7. #abcfea
  8. #c0dbef
  9. #d5e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e87cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e87cb
  2. #3686c4
  3. #3e86bc
  4. #4785b5
  5. #4f84ad
  6. #5784a6
  7. #5f839e
  8. #678297
  9. #70818f
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a84a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #678ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5689cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4580ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e87cb {
  color: #2e87cb;
}
Background
.bg-2e87cb {
  background-color: #2e87cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e87cb {
  border: 2px solid #2e87cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e87cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 135 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e87cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e87cb, #2e38cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e87cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 135 203 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.30 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.44 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.47 #d17834 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2e87cb  rgb(46, 135, 203)  hsl(206, 63%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cb722e  rgb(203, 114, 46)  hsl(26, 63%, 49%)  Chocolate
#cb2e87  rgb(203, 46, 135)  hsl(326, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#87cb2e  rgb(135, 203, 46)  hsl(86, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green