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#2F83CC

#2f83cc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f83cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 51.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.96% cyan, 35.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 207.9°, with 62.55% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #cc782f

Split complementary

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #cc2f34
  3. #ccc72f

Analogous

  1. #2fccc7
  2. #2f83cc
  3. #2f34cc

Triadic

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #cc2f83
  3. #83cc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #782fcc
  3. #cc782f
  4. #83cc2f

Square

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #c72fcc
  3. #cc782f
  4. #34cc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #123350
  2. #215b8e
  3. #2f83cc
  4. #6ba8dd
  5. #a9cceb

Shades

#2f83cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #2a76b8
  3. #2669a3
  4. #215c8f
  5. #1c4f7a
  6. #184266
  7. #133452
  8. #0e273d
  9. #091a29
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f83cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #448fd1
  3. #599cd6
  4. #6da8db
  5. #82b5e0
  6. #97c1e6
  7. #accdeb
  8. #c1daf0
  9. #d5e6f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f83cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f83cc
  2. #3783c4
  3. #3f82bd
  4. #4782b5
  5. #4f82ae
  6. #5882a6
  7. #60819e
  8. #688197
  9. #70818f
  10. #788088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6881a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6187cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a78cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5185ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f83cc {
  color: #2f83cc;
}
Background
.bg-2f83cc {
  background-color: #2f83cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f83cc {
  border: 2px solid #2f83cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f83cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 131 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f83cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f83cc, #2f34cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f83cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 131 204 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.46 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.85 #d07c33 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2f83cc  rgb(47, 131, 204)  hsl(208, 63%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#cc782f  rgb(204, 120, 47)  hsl(28, 63%, 49%)  Ochre
#cc2f83  rgb(204, 47, 131)  hsl(328, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#83cc2f  rgb(131, 204, 47)  hsl(88, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green