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#1D72FB

#1d72fb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1d72fb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.37% red, 44.71% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.45% cyan, 54.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 217.03°, with 96.52% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 0.78.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #fba61d

Split complementary

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #fb371d
  3. #e1fb1d

Analogous

  1. #1de1fb
  2. #1d72fb
  3. #371dfb

Triadic

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #fb1d72
  3. #72fb1d

Tetradic

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #a61dfb
  3. #fba61d
  4. #72fb1d

Square

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #fb1de1
  3. #fba61d
  4. #1dfb37

Monochromatic

  1. #02317d
  2. #044fc8
  3. #1d72fb
  4. #68a1fc
  5. #b3d0fe

Shades

#1d72fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #1a67e2
  3. #175bc9
  4. #1450b0
  5. #114497
  6. #0f397e
  7. #0c2e64
  8. #09224b
  9. #061732
  10. #030b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#1d72fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #3480fb
  3. #4a8efc
  4. #619cfc
  5. #77aafd
  6. #8eb9fd
  7. #a5c7fd
  8. #bbd5fe
  9. #d2e3fe
  10. #e8f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1d72fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1d72fb
  2. #2773ef
  3. #3175e2
  4. #3b76d6
  5. #4578ca
  6. #4f79be
  7. #587ab1
  8. #627ca5
  9. #6c7d99
  10. #767f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6177bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007dfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1d72fb {
  color: #1d72fb;
}
Background
.bg-1d72fb {
  background-color: #1d72fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1d72fb {
  border: 2px solid #1d72fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1d72fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 29 114 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 97% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1d72fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1d72fb, #371dfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1d72fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(29 114 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 0.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.28 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #e28d04 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#1d72fb  rgb(29, 114, 251)  hsl(217, 97%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#fba61d  rgb(251, 166, 29)  hsl(37, 97%, 55%)  Orange
#fb1d72  rgb(251, 29, 114)  hsl(337, 97%, 55%)  Rose
#72fb1d  rgb(114, 251, 29)  hsl(97, 97%, 55%)  Lawn Green