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#2575EF

#2575ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2575ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 45.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.52% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 216.24°, with 86.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #2575ef
  2. #ef9f25

Split complementary

  1. #2575ef
  2. #ef3a25
  3. #daef25

Analogous

  1. #25daef
  2. #2575ef
  3. #3a25ef

Triadic

  1. #2575ef
  2. #ef2575
  3. #75ef25

Tetradic

  1. #2575ef
  2. #9f25ef
  3. #ef9f25
  4. #75ef25

Square

  1. #2575ef
  2. #ef25da
  3. #ef9f25
  4. #25ef3a

Monochromatic

  1. #083273
  2. #0e52ba
  3. #2575ef
  4. #6ca2f4
  5. #b4cff9

Shades

#2575ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2575ef
  2. #2169d7
  3. #1e5ebf
  4. #1a52a7
  5. #16468f
  6. #133b78
  7. #0f2f60
  8. #0b2348
  9. #071730
  10. #040c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2575ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2575ef
  2. #3b83f1
  3. #5191f2
  4. #669ef4
  5. #7cacf5
  6. #92baf7
  7. #a8c8f9
  8. #bed6fa
  9. #d3e3fc
  10. #e9f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2575ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2575ef
  2. #2e76e4
  3. #3777d9
  4. #4078ce
  5. #4979c3
  6. #537bb8
  7. #5c7cac
  8. #657da1
  9. #6e7e96
  10. #777f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6378b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e83f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #217ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2575ef {
  color: #2575ef;
}
Background
.bg-2575ef {
  background-color: #2575ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2575ef {
  border: 2px solid #2575ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2575ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 117 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2575ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2575ef, #3a25ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2575ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 117 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.58 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.54 #da8a10 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2575ef  rgb(37, 117, 239)  hsl(216, 86%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#ef9f25  rgb(239, 159, 37)  hsl(36, 86%, 54%)  Marigold
#ef2575  rgb(239, 37, 117)  hsl(336, 86%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#75ef25  rgb(117, 239, 37)  hsl(96, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green