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#2B82CE

#2b82ce ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b82ce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 50.98% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.13% cyan, 36.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 207.98°, with 65.46% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #ce772b

Split complementary

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #ce2b30
  3. #cec82b

Analogous

  1. #2bcec8
  2. #2b82ce
  3. #2b30ce

Triadic

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #ce2b82
  3. #82ce2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #772bce
  3. #ce772b
  4. #82ce2b

Square

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #c82bce
  3. #ce772b
  4. #30ce2b

Monochromatic

  1. #11324f
  2. #1e5a8f
  3. #2b82ce
  4. #66a7df
  5. #a6cbec

Shades

#2b82ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #2775b9
  3. #2268a5
  4. #1e5b90
  5. #1a4e7c
  6. #164167
  7. #113452
  8. #0d273e
  9. #091a29
  10. #040d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b82ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #408fd3
  3. #559bd8
  4. #6ba8dd
  5. #80b4e2
  6. #95c1e7
  7. #aacdeb
  8. #bfdaf0
  9. #d5e6f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b82ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b82ce
  2. #3482c6
  3. #3c82be
  4. #4581b7
  5. #4d81af
  6. #5681a7
  7. #5e819f
  8. #678197
  9. #6f8090
  10. #788088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6780a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e86d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4578cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00949e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e85d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c7ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b82ce {
  color: #2b82ce;
}
Background
.bg-2b82ce {
  background-color: #2b82ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b82ce {
  border: 2px solid #2b82ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b82ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 130 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b82ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b82ce, #2b30ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b82ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 130 206 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.05 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.40 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.59 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.94 #d47d31 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2b82ce  rgb(43, 130, 206)  hsl(208, 65%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#ce772b  rgb(206, 119, 43)  hsl(28, 65%, 49%)  Ochre
#ce2b82  rgb(206, 43, 130)  hsl(328, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#82ce2b  rgb(130, 206, 43)  hsl(88, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green