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#2F87AF

#2f87af ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f87af is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 52.94% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.14% cyan, 22.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 198.75°, with 57.66% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.2103

Complementary

  1. #2f87af
  2. #af572f

Split complementary

  1. #2f87af
  2. #af2f47
  3. #af972f

Analogous

  1. #2faf97
  2. #2f87af
  3. #2f47af

Triadic

  1. #2f87af
  2. #af2f87
  3. #87af2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f87af
  2. #572faf
  3. #af572f
  4. #87af2f

Square

  1. #2f87af
  2. #972faf
  3. #af572f
  4. #47af2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2a36
  2. #1f5873
  3. #2f87af
  4. #58acd2
  5. #95cae2

Shades

#2f87af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f87af
  2. #2a7a9e
  3. #266c8c
  4. #215f7b
  5. #1c5169
  6. #184458
  7. #133646
  8. #0e2935
  9. #091b23
  10. #050e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f87af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f87af
  2. #4493b7
  3. #599fbf
  4. #6dabc7
  5. #82b7cf
  6. #97c3d7
  7. #accfdf
  8. #c1dbe7
  9. #d5e7ef
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f87af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f87af
  2. #3786aa
  3. #3f86a6
  4. #4785a1
  5. #4f849c
  6. #588498
  7. #608393
  8. #68828e
  9. #708189
  10. #788185
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7385b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6279ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f86b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #527faf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f87af {
  color: #2f87af;
}
Background
.bg-2f87af {
  background-color: #2f87af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f87af {
  border: 2px solid #2f87af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f87af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 135 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 58% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f87af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f87af, #2f47af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f87af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 135 175 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.96 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.79 #d07850 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2f87af  rgb(47, 135, 175)  hsl(199, 58%, 44%)  Cerulean
#af572f  rgb(175, 87, 47)  hsl(19, 58%, 44%)  Sienna
#af2f87  rgb(175, 47, 135)  hsl(319, 58%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#87af2f  rgb(135, 175, 47)  hsl(79, 58%, 44%)  Apple Green