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#2A7EEC

#2a7eec ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a7eec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 49.41% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 46.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 214.02°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #ec982a

Split complementary

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #ec372a
  3. #dfec2a

Analogous

  1. #2adfec
  2. #2a7eec
  3. #372aec

Triadic

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #ec2a7e
  3. #7eec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #982aec
  3. #ec982a
  4. #7eec2a

Square

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #ec2adf
  3. #ec982a
  4. #2aec37

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3773
  2. #1159b9
  3. #2a7eec
  4. #70a9f2
  5. #b6d3f9

Shades

#2a7eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #2671d4
  3. #2265bd
  4. #1d58a5
  5. #194c8e
  6. #153f76
  7. #11325e
  8. #0d2647
  9. #08192f
  10. #040d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a7eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #3f8bee
  3. #5598f0
  4. #6aa5f2
  5. #7fb2f4
  6. #95bff6
  7. #aacbf7
  8. #bfd8f9
  9. #d4e5fb
  10. #eaf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a7eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a7eec
  2. #337ee1
  3. #3b7ed6
  4. #447fcc
  5. #4c7fc1
  6. #557fb6
  7. #5e7fab
  8. #667fa0
  9. #6f8096
  10. #77808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4089f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3885ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #157aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a7eec {
  color: #2a7eec;
}
Background
.bg-2a7eec {
  background-color: #2a7eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a7eec {
  border: 2px solid #2a7eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a7eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 126 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a7eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a7eec, #372aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a7eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 126 236 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.08 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.86 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.71 #d58113 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2a7eec  rgb(42, 126, 236)  hsl(214, 84%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#ec982a  rgb(236, 152, 42)  hsl(34, 84%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#ec2a7e  rgb(236, 42, 126)  hsl(334, 84%, 55%)  Rose
#7eec2a  rgb(126, 236, 42)  hsl(94, 84%, 55%)  Lawn Green