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#1982BB

#1982bb ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 30.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 201.11°, 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #1982bb
  2. #bb5219

Split complementary

  1. #1982bb
  2. #bb1931
  3. #bba319

Analogous

  1. #19bba3
  2. #1982bb
  3. #1931bb

Triadic

  1. #1982bb
  2. #bb1982
  3. #82bb19

Tetradic

  1. #1982bb
  2. #5219bb
  3. #bb5219
  4. #82bb19

Square

  1. #1982bb
  2. #a319bb
  3. #bb5219
  4. #31bb19

Monochromatic

  1. #072434
  2. #105378
  3. #1982bb
  4. #3ca9e5
  5. #7fc7ee

Shades

#1982bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982bb
  2. #1775a8
  3. #146896
  4. #125b83
  5. #0f4e70
  6. #0d415e
  7. #0a344b
  8. #082738
  9. #051a25
  10. #030d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982bb
  2. #308fc2
  3. #479bc9
  4. #5ea8cf
  5. #75b4d6
  6. #8cc1dd
  7. #a3cde4
  8. #badaeb
  9. #d1e6f1
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982bb
  2. #2382b5
  3. #2e82af
  4. #3881a9
  5. #4281a3
  6. #4d819e
  7. #578198
  8. #618192
  9. #6b808c
  10. #768086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6783be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5175ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5282bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982bb {
  color: #1982bb;
}
Background
.bg-1982bb {
  background-color: #1982bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982bb {
  border: 2px solid #1982bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982bb, #1931bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 187 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.76 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.05 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.60 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.60 #e67d44 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#1982bb  rgb(25, 130, 187)  hsl(201, 76%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bb5219  rgb(187, 82, 25)  hsl(21, 76%, 42%)  Mahogany
#bb1982  rgb(187, 25, 130)  hsl(321, 76%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#82bb19  rgb(130, 187, 25)  hsl(81, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green