#2475BD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #2475BD

The hex code #2475BD represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 117 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 81% Cyan, 38% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. With a hue angle of 208.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2475BD
RGB36, 117, 189
HSL208.2°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK81%, 38%, 0%, 26%
HSV208.2°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB48.0, 1.9, -44.5
XYZ16.3, 16.8, 50.5
Decimal2389437

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.35:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2475BD; }
.text-color { color: #2475BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2475BD; }

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