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#2B7BBD

#2b7bbd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b7bbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 48.24% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.25% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 207.12°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #bd6d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #bd2b32
  3. #bdb62b

Analogous

  1. #2bbdb6
  2. #2b7bbd
  3. #2b32bd

Triadic

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #bd2b7b
  3. #7bbd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #6d2bbd
  3. #bd6d2b
  4. #7bbd2b

Square

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #b62bbd
  3. #bd6d2b
  4. #32bd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2a40
  2. #1d527f
  3. #2b7bbd
  4. #5ba0da
  5. #99c4e8

Shades

#2b7bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #276faa
  3. #226297
  4. #1e5684
  5. #1a4a71
  6. #163e5f
  7. #11314c
  8. #0d2539
  9. #091926
  10. #040c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b7bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #4088c4
  3. #5595ca
  4. #6ba3d1
  5. #80b0d7
  6. #95bdde
  7. #aacae5
  8. #bfd7eb
  9. #d5e5f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b7bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b7bbd
  2. #347cb7
  3. #3c7cb1
  4. #457dab
  5. #4d7da5
  6. #567e9f
  7. #5e7e98
  8. #677f92
  9. #6f7f8c
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4771bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e75bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b7bbd {
  color: #2b7bbd;
}
Background
.bg-2b7bbd {
  background-color: #2b7bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b7bbd {
  border: 2px solid #2b7bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b7bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 123 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b7bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b7bbd, #2b32bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b7bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 123 189 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.34 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.53 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.41 #d48442 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2b7bbd  rgb(43, 123, 189)  hsl(207, 63%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#bd6d2b  rgb(189, 109, 43)  hsl(27, 63%, 45%)  Copper
#bd2b7b  rgb(189, 43, 123)  hsl(327, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbd2b  rgb(123, 189, 43)  hsl(87, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green