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#2F8CC7

#2f8cc7 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f8cc7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 54.9% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.38% cyan, 29.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 203.29°, 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2348

Complementary

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #c76a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #c72f40
  3. #c7b62f

Analogous

  1. #2fc7b6
  2. #2f8cc7
  3. #2f40c7

Triadic

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #c72f8c
  3. #8cc72f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #6a2fc7
  3. #c76a2f
  4. #8cc72f

Square

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #b62fc7
  3. #c76a2f
  4. #40c72f

Monochromatic

  1. #12354b
  2. #206089
  3. #2f8cc7
  4. #67aedb
  5. #a5cfea

Shades

#2f8cc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #2a7eb3
  3. #26709f
  4. #21628b
  5. #1c5477
  6. #184664
  7. #133850
  8. #0e2a3c
  9. #091c28
  10. #050e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8cc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #4498cd
  3. #59a3d2
  4. #6dafd8
  5. #82badd
  6. #97c6e3
  7. #acd1e9
  8. #c1ddee
  9. #d5e8f4
  10. #eaf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8cc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8cc7
  2. #378bc0
  3. #3f8ab9
  4. #4788b2
  5. #4f87ab
  6. #5886a4
  7. #60859c
  8. #688495
  9. #70828e
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d88a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708dca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7fc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d8dc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d84c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8cc7 {
  color: #2f8cc7;
}
Background
.bg-2f8cc7 {
  background-color: #2f8cc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8cc7 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8cc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8cc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 140 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8cc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8cc7, #2f40c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8cc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 140 199 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.14 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.15 #d07338 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2f8cc7  rgb(47, 140, 199)  hsl(203, 62%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c76a2f  rgb(199, 106, 47)  hsl(23, 62%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c72f8c  rgb(199, 47, 140)  hsl(323, 62%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cc72f  rgb(140, 199, 47)  hsl(83, 62%, 48%)  Yellow Green