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#2B87BF

#2b87bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b87bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.49% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.7°, with 63.25% saturation and 45.88% 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 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #bf632b

Split complementary

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #bf2b3d
  3. #bfad2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbfad
  2. #2b87bf
  3. #2b3dbf

Triadic

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #bf2b87
  3. #87bf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #632bbf
  3. #bf632b
  4. #87bf2b

Square

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #ad2bbf
  3. #bf632b
  4. #3dbf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2f42
  2. #1d5b81
  3. #2b87bf
  4. #5cabda
  5. #9bcbe8

Shades

#2b87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #277aac
  3. #226c99
  4. #1e5f86
  5. #1a5173
  6. #164460
  7. #11364c
  8. #0d2939
  9. #091b26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #4093c5
  3. #559fcc
  4. #6babd2
  5. #80b7d9
  6. #95c3df
  7. #aacfe5
  8. #bfdbec
  9. #d5e7f2
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b87bf
  2. #3486b9
  3. #3c86b2
  4. #4585ac
  5. #4d84a6
  6. #5684a0
  7. #5e8399
  8. #678293
  9. #6f818d
  10. #788186
  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-2b87bf {
  color: #2b87bf;
}
Background
.bg-2b87bf {
  background-color: #2b87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b87bf {
  border: 2px solid #2b87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b87bf, #2b3dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.16 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.25 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.16 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.17 #d47840 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2b87bf  rgb(43, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 63%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf632b  rgb(191, 99, 43)  hsl(23, 63%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bf2b87  rgb(191, 43, 135)  hsl(323, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bf2b  rgb(135, 191, 43)  hsl(83, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green