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#2F85C7

#2f85c7 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f85c7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 52.16% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.38% cyan, 33.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 206.05°, with 61.79% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.215

Complementary

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #c7712f

Split complementary

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #c72f39
  3. #c7bd2f

Analogous

  1. #2fc7bd
  2. #2f85c7
  3. #2f39c7

Triadic

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #c72f85
  3. #85c72f

Tetradic

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #712fc7
  3. #c7712f
  4. #85c72f

Square

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #bd2fc7
  3. #c7712f
  4. #39c72f

Monochromatic

  1. #12324b
  2. #205c89
  3. #2f85c7
  4. #67a9db
  5. #a5ccea

Shades

#2f85c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #2a78b3
  3. #266a9f
  4. #215d8b
  5. #1c5077
  6. #184364
  7. #133550
  8. #0e283c
  9. #091b28
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f85c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #4491cd
  3. #599dd2
  4. #6daad8
  5. #82b6dd
  6. #97c2e3
  7. #accee9
  8. #c1daee
  9. #d5e7f4
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f85c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f85c7
  2. #3785c0
  3. #3f84b9
  4. #4784b2
  5. #4f83ab
  6. #5883a4
  7. #60829c
  8. #688295
  9. #70818e
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6982a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6688ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5179c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5587c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #467ec6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f85c7 {
  color: #2f85c7;
}
Background
.bg-2f85c7 {
  background-color: #2f85c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f85c7 {
  border: 2px solid #2f85c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f85c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 133 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f85c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f85c7, #2f39c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f85c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 133 199 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.45 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.19 #d07a38 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2f85c7  rgb(47, 133, 199)  hsl(206, 62%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c7712f  rgb(199, 113, 47)  hsl(26, 62%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c72f85  rgb(199, 47, 133)  hsl(326, 62%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#85c72f  rgb(133, 199, 47)  hsl(86, 62%, 48%)  Yellow Green