HEX Color #2C99C5 (Steelblue)

About #2C99C5

The precise color #2C99C5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(44, 153, 197).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 78% cyan and 22% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C99C5

RGB44, 153, 197

HSL197.3°, 63.5%, 47.3%

CMYK78%, 22%, 0%, 23%

HSV197.3°, 77.7%, 77.3%

LAB59.3, -15.2, -31.3

XYZ22.5, 27.3, 56.9

Decimal2922949

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C99C5 #C4572B

Analogous

#2BC4A4 #2B4CC4

Triadic

#C42B98 #98C42B

Tetradic

#A42BC4 #C4572B #4CC42B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C99C5

#43A4CB

#5AAFD1

#72BBD8

#89C6DE

#A1D1E5

#B8DDEB

#D0E8F2

#E7F3F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C99C5

#2788AF

#227799

#1D6683

#18556D

#134457

#0E3341

#09222B

#041115

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.25:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.47:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.50:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C99C5; }

.text-color { color: #2C99C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C99C5; }

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