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#2F8EC2

#2f8ec2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f8ec2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 55.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.77% cyan, 26.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 201.22°, with 61% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.2385

Complementary

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #c2632f

Split complementary

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #c22f45
  3. #c2ac2f

Analogous

  1. #2fc2ac
  2. #2f8ec2
  3. #2f45c2

Triadic

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #c22f8e
  3. #8ec22f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #632fc2
  3. #c2632f
  4. #8ec22f

Square

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #ac2fc2
  3. #c2632f
  4. #45c22f

Monochromatic

  1. #113447
  2. #206184
  3. #2f8ec2
  4. #64b0d9
  5. #a2cfe8

Shades

#2f8ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #2a80af
  3. #26729b
  4. #216388
  5. #1c5574
  6. #184761
  7. #13394e
  8. #0e2b3a
  9. #091c27
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #4499c8
  3. #59a5ce
  4. #6db0d4
  5. #82bbda
  6. #97c7e1
  7. #acd2e7
  8. #c1dded
  9. #d5e8f3
  10. #eaf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8ec2
  2. #378dbb
  3. #3f8bb5
  4. #478aae
  5. #4f88a8
  6. #5887a1
  7. #60869a
  8. #688494
  9. #70838d
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758ec4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6180c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618ec3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5286c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8ec2 {
  color: #2f8ec2;
}
Background
.bg-2f8ec2 {
  background-color: #2f8ec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 142 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8ec2, #2f45c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 142 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.35 #d0713d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2f8ec2  rgb(47, 142, 194)  hsl(201, 61%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#c2632f  rgb(194, 99, 47)  hsl(21, 61%, 47%)  Burnt Orange
#c22f8e  rgb(194, 47, 142)  hsl(321, 61%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ec22f  rgb(142, 194, 47)  hsl(81, 61%, 47%)  Yellow Green