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#2372FF

#2372ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2372ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.27% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 218.45°, with 100% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #2372ff
  2. #ffb023

Split complementary

  1. #2372ff
  2. #ff4223
  3. #e0ff23

Analogous

  1. #23e0ff
  2. #2372ff
  3. #4223ff

Triadic

  1. #2372ff
  2. #ff2372
  3. #72ff23

Tetradic

  1. #2372ff
  2. #b023ff
  3. #ffb023
  4. #72ff23

Square

  1. #2372ff
  2. #ff23e0
  3. #ffb023
  4. #23ff42

Monochromatic

  1. #003189
  2. #004dd5
  3. #2372ff
  4. #6fa3ff
  5. #bcd4ff

Shades

#2372ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2372ff
  2. #2067e6
  3. #1c5bcc
  4. #1950b3
  5. #154499
  6. #123980
  7. #0e2e66
  8. #0b224d
  9. #071733
  10. #040b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2372ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2372ff
  2. #3980ff
  3. #4f8eff
  4. #659cff
  5. #7baaff
  6. #91b9ff
  7. #a7c7ff
  8. #bdd5ff
  9. #d3e3ff
  10. #e9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2372ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2372ff
  2. #2c73f2
  3. #3675e6
  4. #3f76d9
  5. #4878cc
  6. #5279c0
  7. #5b7ab3
  8. #647ca6
  9. #6d7d99
  10. #777f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6377be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2372ff {
  color: #2372ff;
}
Background
.bg-2372ff {
  background-color: #2372ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2372ff {
  border: 2px solid #2372ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2372ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2372ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2372ff, #4223ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2372ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.66 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.77 #dc8d00 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2372ff  rgb(35, 114, 255)  hsl(218, 100%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb023  rgb(255, 176, 35)  hsl(38, 100%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2372  rgb(255, 35, 114)  hsl(338, 100%, 57%)  Rose
#72ff23  rgb(114, 255, 35)  hsl(98, 100%, 57%)  Lawn Green