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#2E87BF

#2e87bf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e87bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.92% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 203.17°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.2167

Complementary

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #bf662e

Split complementary

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #bf2e3f
  3. #bfae2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebfae
  2. #2e87bf
  3. #2e3fbf

Triadic

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #bf2e87
  3. #87bf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #662ebf
  3. #bf662e
  4. #87bf2e

Square

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #ae2ebf
  3. #bf662e
  4. #3fbf2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103044
  2. #1f5b81
  3. #2e87bf
  4. #61aad9
  5. #9ecbe8

Shades

#2e87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #297aac
  3. #256c99
  4. #205f86
  5. #1c5173
  6. #174460
  7. #12364c
  8. #0e2939
  9. #091b26
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #4393c5
  3. #589fcc
  4. #6dabd2
  5. #82b7d9
  6. #97c3df
  7. #abcfe5
  8. #c0dbec
  9. #d5e7f2
  10. #eaf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e87bf
  2. #3686b9
  3. #3e86b2
  4. #4785ac
  5. #4f84a6
  6. #5784a0
  7. #5f8399
  8. #678293
  9. #70818d
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69839d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d88c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597abe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a87c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b80be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e87bf {
  color: #2e87bf;
}
Background
.bg-2e87bf {
  background-color: #2e87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e87bf {
  border: 2px solid #2e87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e87bf, #2e3fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.12 #d17840 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#2e87bf  rgb(46, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 61%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf662e  rgb(191, 102, 46)  hsl(23, 61%, 46%)  Chocolate
#bf2e87  rgb(191, 46, 135)  hsl(323, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#87bf2e  rgb(135, 191, 46)  hsl(83, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green