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#2278DE

#2278de ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2278de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 47.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.68% cyan, 45.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 212.55°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1905

Complementary

  1. #2278de
  2. #de8822

Split complementary

  1. #2278de
  2. #de2a22
  3. #d6de22

Analogous

  1. #22d6de
  2. #2278de
  3. #2a22de

Triadic

  1. #2278de
  2. #de2278
  3. #78de22

Tetradic

  1. #2278de
  2. #8822de
  3. #de8822
  4. #78de22

Square

  1. #2278de
  2. #de22d6
  3. #de8822
  4. #22de2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d305a
  2. #17549c
  3. #2278de
  4. #65a1e8
  5. #a7c9f2

Shades

#2278de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2278de
  2. #1f6cc8
  3. #1b60b2
  4. #18549b
  5. #144885
  6. #113c6f
  7. #0e3059
  8. #0a2443
  9. #07182c
  10. #030c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2278de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2278de
  2. #3886e1
  3. #4e93e5
  4. #64a1e8
  5. #7aaeeb
  6. #91bcef
  7. #a7c9f2
  8. #bdd7f5
  9. #d3e4f8
  10. #e9f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2278de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2278de
  2. #2b79d5
  3. #357acb
  4. #3e7ac2
  5. #487bb8
  6. #517caf
  7. #5a7da6
  8. #647e9c
  9. #6d7e93
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6178ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4082e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0371dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #367ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1474dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2278de {
  color: #2278de;
}
Background
.bg-2278de {
  background-color: #2278de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2278de {
  border: 2px solid #2278de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2278de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 120 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2278de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2278de, #2a22de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2278de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 120 222 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.06 #dd8721 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2278de  rgb(34, 120, 222)  hsl(213, 74%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#de8822  rgb(222, 136, 34)  hsl(33, 74%, 50%)  Fulvous
#de2278  rgb(222, 34, 120)  hsl(333, 74%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#78de22  rgb(120, 222, 34)  hsl(93, 74%, 50%)  Yellow Green