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#0072EC

#0072ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0072ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 44.71% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 51.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 211.02°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #0072ec
  2. #ec7a00

Split complementary

  1. #0072ec
  2. #ec0400
  3. #e8ec00

Analogous

  1. #00e8ec
  2. #0072ec
  3. #0400ec

Triadic

  1. #0072ec
  2. #ec0072
  3. #72ec00

Tetradic

  1. #0072ec
  2. #7a00ec
  3. #ec7a00
  4. #72ec00

Square

  1. #0072ec
  2. #ec00e8
  3. #ec7a00
  4. #00ec04

Monochromatic

  1. #002853
  2. #004d9f
  3. #0072ec
  4. #3999ff
  5. #86c0ff

Shades

#0072ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0072ec
  2. #0067d4
  3. #005bbd
  4. #0050a5
  5. #00448e
  6. #003976
  7. #002e5e
  8. #002247
  9. #00172f
  10. #000b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#0072ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0072ec
  2. #1a80ee
  3. #338ef0
  4. #4d9cf2
  5. #66aaf4
  6. #80b9f6
  7. #99c7f7
  8. #b3d5f9
  9. #cce3fb
  10. #e6f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0072ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0072ec
  2. #0d73e1
  3. #1a75d6
  4. #2676cc
  5. #3378c1
  6. #4079b6
  7. #4d7aab
  8. #5a7ca0
  9. #667d96
  10. #737f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d74b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1080f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a7bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0072ec {
  color: #0072ec;
}
Background
.bg-0072ec {
  background-color: #0072ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0072ec {
  border: 2px solid #0072ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0072ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 114 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0072ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0072ec, #0400ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0072ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 114 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.41 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.42 #ff8d13 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#0072ec  rgb(0, 114, 236)  hsl(211, 100%, 46%)  Brandeis Blue
#ec7a00  rgb(236, 122, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 46%)  Tangerine
#ec0072  rgb(236, 0, 114)  hsl(331, 100%, 46%)  Razzmatazz
#72ec00  rgb(114, 236, 0)  hsl(91, 100%, 46%)  Lawn Green