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#2B73FC

#2b73fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b73fc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 45.1% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.94% cyan, 54.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.33°, with 97.21% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #fcb42b

Split complementary

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #fc4b2b
  3. #dbfc2b

Analogous

  1. #2bdbfc
  2. #2b73fc
  3. #4b2bfc

Triadic

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #fc2b73
  3. #73fc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #b42bfc
  3. #fcb42b
  4. #73fc2b

Square

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #fc2bdb
  3. #fcb42b
  4. #2bfc4b

Monochromatic

  1. #02328c
  2. #034cd7
  3. #2b73fc
  4. #76a5fd
  5. #c2d7fe

Shades

#2b73fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #2768e3
  3. #225cca
  4. #1e51b0
  5. #1a4597
  6. #163a7e
  7. #112e65
  8. #0d234c
  9. #091732
  10. #040c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b73fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #4081fc
  3. #558ffd
  4. #6b9dfd
  5. #80abfd
  6. #95b9fe
  7. #aac7fe
  8. #bfd5fe
  9. #d5e3fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b73fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b73fc
  2. #3474f0
  3. #3c76e3
  4. #4577d7
  5. #4d78ca
  6. #567abe
  7. #5e7bb2
  8. #677ca5
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #787f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6478bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #027eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b73fc {
  color: #2b73fc;
}
Background
.bg-2b73fc {
  background-color: #2b73fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b73fc {
  border: 2px solid #2b73fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b73fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 115 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b73fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b73fc, #4b2bfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b73fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 115 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.59 #d48c03 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b73fc  rgb(43, 115, 252)  hsl(219, 97%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb42b  rgb(252, 180, 43)  hsl(39, 97%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#fc2b73  rgb(252, 43, 115)  hsl(339, 97%, 58%)  Rose
#73fc2b  rgb(115, 252, 43)  hsl(99, 97%, 58%)  Lawn Green