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#2B73FF

#2b73ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b73ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.14% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 219.62°, with 100% saturation and 58.43% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #ffb72b

Split complementary

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #ff4d2b
  3. #ddff2b

Analogous

  1. #2bddff
  2. #2b73ff
  3. #4d2bff

Triadic

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #ff2b73
  3. #73ff2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #b72bff
  3. #ffb72b
  4. #73ff2b

Square

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #ff2bdd
  3. #ffb72b
  4. #2bff4d

Monochromatic

  1. #003191
  2. #004bdd
  3. #2b73ff
  4. #77a6ff
  5. #c4d8ff

Shades

#2b73ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #2768e6
  3. #225ccc
  4. #1e51b3
  5. #1a4599
  6. #163a80
  7. #112e66
  8. #0d234d
  9. #091733
  10. #040c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b73ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #4081ff
  3. #558fff
  4. #6b9dff
  5. #80abff
  6. #95b9ff
  7. #aac7ff
  8. #bfd5ff
  9. #d5e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b73ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b73ff
  2. #3474f2
  3. #3c76e6
  4. #4577d9
  5. #4d78cc
  6. #567ac0
  7. #5e7bb3
  8. #677ca6
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6578bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b73ff {
  color: #2b73ff;
}
Background
.bg-2b73ff {
  background-color: #2b73ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b73ff {
  border: 2px solid #2b73ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b73ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b73ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b73ff, #4d2bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b73ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.78 #d48c00 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b73ff  rgb(43, 115, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb72b  rgb(255, 183, 43)  hsl(40, 100%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2b73  rgb(255, 43, 115)  hsl(340, 100%, 58%)  Rose
#73ff2b  rgb(115, 255, 43)  hsl(100, 100%, 58%)  Lawn Green