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#2A78DC

#2a78dc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a78dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 47.06% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.91% cyan, 45.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 213.71°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #dc8e2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #dc352a
  3. #d1dc2a

Analogous

  1. #2ad1dc
  2. #2a78dc
  3. #352adc

Triadic

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #dc2a78
  3. #78dc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #8e2adc
  3. #dc8e2a
  4. #78dc2a

Square

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #dc2ad1
  3. #dc8e2a
  4. #2adc35

Monochromatic

  1. #0f325e
  2. #1a559f
  3. #2a78dc
  4. #6ca2e7
  5. #adcbf2

Shades

#2a78dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #266cc6
  3. #2260b0
  4. #1d549a
  5. #194884
  6. #153c6e
  7. #113058
  8. #0d2442
  9. #08182c
  10. #040c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a78dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #3f86e0
  3. #5593e3
  4. #6aa1e7
  5. #7faeea
  6. #95bcee
  7. #aac9f1
  8. #bfd7f5
  9. #d4e4f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a78dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a78dc
  2. #3379d3
  3. #3b7aca
  4. #447ac0
  5. #4c7bb7
  6. #557cae
  7. #5e7da5
  8. #667e9c
  9. #6f7e92
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6379aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4281e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1472da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00909f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a7ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f74db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a78dc {
  color: #2a78dc;
}
Background
.bg-2a78dc {
  background-color: #2a78dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a78dc {
  border: 2px solid #2a78dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a78dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 120 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a78dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a78dc, #352adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a78dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 120 220 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.94 #d58723 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2a78dc  rgb(42, 120, 220)  hsl(214, 72%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#dc8e2a  rgb(220, 142, 42)  hsl(34, 72%, 51%)  Carrot Orange
#dc2a78  rgb(220, 42, 120)  hsl(334, 72%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#78dc2a  rgb(120, 220, 42)  hsl(94, 72%, 51%)  Yellow Green