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#2A73FF

#2a73ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a73ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 45.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.53% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 219.44°, with 100% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1997

Complementary

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #ffb62a

Split complementary

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #ff4c2a
  3. #ddff2a

Analogous

  1. #2addff
  2. #2a73ff
  3. #4c2aff

Triadic

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #ff2a73
  3. #73ff2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #b62aff
  3. #ffb62a
  4. #73ff2a

Square

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #ff2add
  3. #ffb62a
  4. #2aff4c

Monochromatic

  1. #003190
  2. #004cdd
  3. #2a73ff
  4. #77a5ff
  5. #c3d8ff

Shades

#2a73ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #2668e6
  3. #225ccc
  4. #1d51b3
  5. #194599
  6. #153a80
  7. #112e66
  8. #0d234d
  9. #081733
  10. #040c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a73ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #3f81ff
  3. #558fff
  4. #6a9dff
  5. #7fabff
  6. #95b9ff
  7. #aac7ff
  8. #bfd5ff
  9. #d4e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a73ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a73ff
  2. #3374f2
  3. #3b76e6
  4. #4477d9
  5. #4c78cc
  6. #557ac0
  7. #5e7bb3
  8. #667ca6
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #777f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6578bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a73ff {
  color: #2a73ff;
}
Background
.bg-2a73ff {
  background-color: #2a73ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a73ff {
  border: 2px solid #2a73ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a73ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a73ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a73ff, #4c2aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a73ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.10 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.75 #d58c00 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2a73ff  rgb(42, 115, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb62a  rgb(255, 182, 42)  hsl(39, 100%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2a73  rgb(255, 42, 115)  hsl(339, 100%, 58%)  Rose
#73ff2a  rgb(115, 255, 42)  hsl(99, 100%, 58%)  Lawn Green