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#2A72FD

#2a72fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a72fd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 44.71% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.4% cyan, 54.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.53°, with 98.14% saturation and 57.84% 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 1.31.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #fdb52a

Split complementary

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #fd4c2a
  3. #dbfd2a

Analogous

  1. #2adbfd
  2. #2a72fd
  3. #4c2afd

Triadic

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #fd2a72
  3. #72fd2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #b52afd
  3. #fdb52a
  4. #72fd2a

Square

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #fd2adb
  3. #fdb52a
  4. #2afd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #01318d
  2. #024bd8
  3. #2a72fd
  4. #76a4fe
  5. #c2d6fe

Shades

#2a72fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #2667e4
  3. #225bca
  4. #1d50b1
  5. #194498
  6. #15397f
  7. #112e65
  8. #0d224c
  9. #081733
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a72fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #3f80fd
  3. #558efd
  4. #6a9cfe
  5. #7faafe
  6. #95b9fe
  7. #aac7fe
  8. #bfd5fe
  9. #d4e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a72fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a72fd
  2. #3373f1
  3. #3b75e4
  4. #4476d8
  5. #4c78cb
  6. #5579bf
  7. #5e7ab2
  8. #667ca6
  9. #6f7d99
  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 #6477bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a72fd {
  color: #2a72fd;
}
Background
.bg-2a72fd {
  background-color: #2a72fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a72fd {
  border: 2px solid #2a72fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a72fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 114 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a72fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a72fd, #4c2afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a72fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 114 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #d58d02 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2a72fd  rgb(42, 114, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb52a  rgb(253, 181, 42)  hsl(40, 98%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#fd2a72  rgb(253, 42, 114)  hsl(340, 98%, 58%)  Rose
#72fd2a  rgb(114, 253, 42)  hsl(100, 98%, 58%)  Lawn Green