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#2B73FD

#2b73fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b73fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.43°, with 98.13% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #fdb52b

Split complementary

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #fd4c2b
  3. #dcfd2b

Analogous

  1. #2bdcfd
  2. #2b73fd
  3. #4c2bfd

Triadic

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #fd2b73
  3. #73fd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #b52bfd
  3. #fdb52b
  4. #73fd2b

Square

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #fd2bdc
  3. #fdb52b
  4. #2bfd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #01318e
  2. #024cd9
  3. #2b73fd
  4. #77a5fe
  5. #c3d7fe

Shades

#2b73fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #2768e4
  3. #225cca
  4. #1e51b1
  5. #1a4598
  6. #163a7f
  7. #112e65
  8. #0d234c
  9. #091733
  10. #040c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b73fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #4081fd
  3. #558ffd
  4. #6b9dfe
  5. #80abfe
  6. #95b9fe
  7. #aac7fe
  8. #bfd5fe
  9. #d5e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b73fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b73fd
  2. #3474f1
  3. #3c76e4
  4. #4577d8
  5. #4d78cb
  6. #567abf
  7. #5e7bb2
  8. #677ca6
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6578be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b73fd {
  color: #2b73fd;
}
Background
.bg-2b73fd {
  background-color: #2b73fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b73fd {
  border: 2px solid #2b73fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b73fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 115 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b73fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b73fd, #4c2bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b73fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 115 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.65 #d48c02 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b73fd  rgb(43, 115, 253)  hsl(219, 98%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb52b  rgb(253, 181, 43)  hsl(39, 98%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#fd2b73  rgb(253, 43, 115)  hsl(339, 98%, 58%)  Rose
#73fd2b  rgb(115, 253, 43)  hsl(99, 98%, 58%)  Lawn Green