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#2970FA

#2970fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2970fa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.92% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.6% cyan, 55.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 219.62°, with 95.43% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #2970fa
  2. #fab329

Split complementary

  1. #2970fa
  2. #fa4b29
  3. #d8fa29

Analogous

  1. #29d8fa
  2. #2970fa
  3. #4b29fa

Triadic

  1. #2970fa
  2. #fa2970
  3. #70fa29

Tetradic

  1. #2970fa
  2. #b329fa
  3. #fab329
  4. #70fa29

Square

  1. #2970fa
  2. #fa29d8
  3. #fab329
  4. #29fa4b

Monochromatic

  1. #033087
  2. #054ad2
  3. #2970fa
  4. #74a2fc
  5. #bfd4fd

Shades

#2970fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2970fa
  2. #2565e1
  3. #215ac8
  4. #1d4eaf
  5. #194396
  6. #15387d
  7. #102d64
  8. #0c224b
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2970fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2970fa
  2. #3e7efb
  3. #548dfb
  4. #699bfc
  5. #7fa9fc
  6. #94b8fd
  7. #a9c6fd
  8. #bfd4fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2970fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2970fa
  2. #3272ee
  3. #3a73e2
  4. #4375d5
  5. #4c76c9
  6. #5578bd
  7. #5d7ab1
  8. #667ba5
  9. #6f7d98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6275bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2970fa {
  color: #2970fa;
}
Background
.bg-2970fa {
  background-color: #2970fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2970fa {
  border: 2px solid #2970fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2970fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 112 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2970fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2970fa, #4b29fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2970fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 112 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.00 #d68f05 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2970fa  rgb(41, 112, 250)  hsl(220, 95%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fab329  rgb(250, 179, 41)  hsl(40, 95%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#fa2970  rgb(250, 41, 112)  hsl(340, 95%, 57%)  Rose
#70fa29  rgb(112, 250, 41)  hsl(100, 95%, 57%)  Lawn Green