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#2C6EFF

#2c6eff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c6eff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 43.14% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.75% cyan, 56.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.23°, with 100% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1891

Complementary

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #ffbd2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #ff542c
  3. #d8ff2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd8ff
  2. #2c6eff
  3. #542cff

Triadic

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #ff2c6e
  3. #6eff2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #bd2cff
  3. #ffbd2c
  4. #6eff2c

Square

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #ff2cd8
  3. #ffbd2c
  4. #2cff54

Monochromatic

  1. #002e92
  2. #0046df
  3. #2c6eff
  4. #79a3ff
  5. #c5d7ff

Shades

#2c6eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #2863e6
  3. #2358cc
  4. #1f4db3
  5. #1a4299
  6. #163780
  7. #122c66
  8. #0d214d
  9. #091633
  10. #040b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c6eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #417dff
  3. #568bff
  4. #6b9aff
  5. #80a8ff
  6. #96b7ff
  7. #abc5ff
  8. #c0d4ff
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c6eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c6eff
  2. #3470f2
  3. #3d72e6
  4. #4573d9
  5. #4e75cc
  6. #5677c0
  7. #5e79b3
  8. #677ba6
  9. #6f7c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6374be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c6eff {
  color: #2c6eff;
}
Background
.bg-2c6eff {
  background-color: #2c6eff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c6eff {
  border: 2px solid #2c6eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c6eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 110 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c6eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c6eff, #542cff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c6eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 110 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.75 #d39100 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c6eff  rgb(44, 110, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffbd2c  rgb(255, 189, 44)  hsl(41, 100%, 59%)  Amber
#ff2c6e  rgb(255, 44, 110)  hsl(341, 100%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6eff2c  rgb(110, 255, 44)  hsl(101, 100%, 59%)  Lawn Green