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#2A75FF

#2a75ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a75ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 45.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.53% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 218.87°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2043

Complementary

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #ffb42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #ff4a2a
  3. #e0ff2a

Analogous

  1. #2ae0ff
  2. #2a75ff
  3. #4a2aff

Triadic

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #ff2a75
  3. #75ff2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #b42aff
  3. #ffb42a
  4. #75ff2a

Square

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #ff2ae0
  3. #ffb42a
  4. #2aff4a

Monochromatic

  1. #003390
  2. #004edd
  3. #2a75ff
  4. #77a7ff
  5. #c3d8ff

Shades

#2a75ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #2669e6
  3. #225ecc
  4. #1d52b3
  5. #194699
  6. #153b80
  7. #112f66
  8. #0d234d
  9. #081733
  10. #040c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a75ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #3f83ff
  3. #5591ff
  4. #6a9eff
  5. #7facff
  6. #95baff
  7. #aac8ff
  8. #bfd6ff
  9. #d4e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a75ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a75ff
  2. #3376f2
  3. #3b77e6
  4. #4478d9
  5. #4c79cc
  6. #557bc0
  7. #5e7cb3
  8. #667da6
  9. #6f7e99
  10. #777f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0380ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a75ff {
  color: #2a75ff;
}
Background
.bg-2a75ff {
  background-color: #2a75ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a75ff {
  border: 2px solid #2a75ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a75ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 117 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a75ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a75ff, #4a2aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a75ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 117 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.42 #d58a00 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2a75ff  rgb(42, 117, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb42a  rgb(255, 180, 42)  hsl(39, 100%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2a75  rgb(255, 42, 117)  hsl(339, 100%, 58%)  Rose
#75ff2a  rgb(117, 255, 42)  hsl(99, 100%, 58%)  Lawn Green