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#1981BB

#1981bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.59% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 31.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 201.48°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #1981bb
  2. #bb5319

Split complementary

  1. #1981bb
  2. #bb1930
  3. #bba419

Analogous

  1. #19bba4
  2. #1981bb
  3. #1930bb

Triadic

  1. #1981bb
  2. #bb1981
  3. #81bb19

Tetradic

  1. #1981bb
  2. #5319bb
  3. #bb5319
  4. #81bb19

Square

  1. #1981bb
  2. #a419bb
  3. #bb5319
  4. #30bb19

Monochromatic

  1. #072434
  2. #105278
  3. #1981bb
  4. #3ca8e5
  5. #7fc6ee

Shades

#1981bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981bb
  2. #1774a8
  3. #146796
  4. #125a83
  5. #0f4d70
  6. #0d415e
  7. #0a344b
  8. #082738
  9. #051a25
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981bb
  2. #308ec2
  3. #479ac9
  4. #5ea7cf
  5. #75b3d6
  6. #8cc0dd
  7. #a3cde4
  8. #bad9eb
  9. #d1e6f1
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981bb
  2. #2381b5
  3. #2e81af
  4. #3881a9
  5. #4281a3
  6. #4d819e
  7. #578098
  8. #618092
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6582be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5074ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5182bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4079ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008aa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981bb {
  color: #1981bb;
}
Background
.bg-1981bb {
  background-color: #1981bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981bb {
  border: 2px solid #1981bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981bb, #1930bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.79 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.07 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.58 #e67e44 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1981bb  rgb(25, 129, 187)  hsl(201, 76%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bb5319  rgb(187, 83, 25)  hsl(21, 76%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#bb1981  rgb(187, 25, 129)  hsl(321, 76%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#81bb19  rgb(129, 187, 25)  hsl(81, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green