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#2B71ED

#2b71ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b71ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 44.31% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.86% cyan, 52.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.35°, with 84.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #eda72b

Split complementary

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #ed462b
  3. #d2ed2b

Analogous

  1. #2bd2ed
  2. #2b71ed
  3. #462bed

Triadic

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #ed2b71
  3. #71ed2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #a72bed
  3. #eda72b
  4. #71ed2b

Square

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #ed2bd2
  3. #eda72b
  4. #2bed46

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3175
  2. #104ebc
  3. #2b71ed
  4. #72a0f3
  5. #b8cff9

Shades

#2b71ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #2766d5
  3. #225abe
  4. #1e4fa6
  5. #1a448e
  6. #163977
  7. #112d5f
  8. #0d2247
  9. #09172f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b71ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #407fef
  3. #558df1
  4. #6b9cf2
  5. #80aaf4
  6. #95b8f6
  7. #aac6f8
  8. #bfd4fa
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b71ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b71ed
  2. #3473e2
  3. #3c74d7
  4. #4576cc
  5. #4d77c1
  6. #5679b7
  7. #5e7aac
  8. #677ca1
  9. #6f7d96
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6175b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d80f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b71ed {
  color: #2b71ed;
}
Background
.bg-2b71ed {
  background-color: #2b71ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b71ed {
  border: 2px solid #2b71ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b71ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 113 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b71ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b71ed, #462bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b71ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 113 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.11 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.14 #d48e12 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b71ed  rgb(43, 113, 237)  hsl(218, 84%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eda72b  rgb(237, 167, 43)  hsl(38, 84%, 55%)  Marigold
#ed2b71  rgb(237, 43, 113)  hsl(338, 84%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#71ed2b  rgb(113, 237, 43)  hsl(98, 84%, 55%)  Lawn Green