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#2A87BF

#2a87bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a87bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.55°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #bf622a

Split complementary

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #bf2a3d
  3. #bfad2a

Analogous

  1. #2abfad
  2. #2a87bf
  3. #2a3dbf

Triadic

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #bf2a87
  3. #87bf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #622abf
  3. #bf622a
  4. #87bf2a

Square

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #ad2abf
  3. #bf622a
  4. #3dbf2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2e42
  2. #1c5b80
  3. #2a87bf
  4. #5babdb
  5. #99cbe9

Shades

#2a87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #267aac
  3. #226c99
  4. #1d5f86
  5. #195173
  6. #154460
  7. #11364c
  8. #0d2939
  9. #081b26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #3f93c5
  3. #559fcc
  4. #6aabd2
  5. #7fb7d9
  6. #95c3df
  7. #aacfe5
  8. #bfdbec
  9. #d4e7f2
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a87bf
  2. #3386b9
  3. #3b86b2
  4. #4485ac
  5. #4c84a6
  6. #5584a0
  7. #5e8399
  8. #668293
  9. #6f818d
  10. #778186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68839d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d88c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5987c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a7fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a87bf {
  color: #2a87bf;
}
Background
.bg-2a87bf {
  background-color: #2a87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a87bf {
  border: 2px solid #2a87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a87bf, #2a3dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.23 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.28 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.32 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.19 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.23 #d57840 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2a87bf  rgb(42, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 64%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf622a  rgb(191, 98, 42)  hsl(23, 64%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bf2a87  rgb(191, 42, 135)  hsl(323, 64%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bf2a  rgb(135, 191, 42)  hsl(83, 64%, 46%)  Apple Green