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#2C70EA

#2c70ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c70ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 43.92% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 52.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 218.53°, with 81.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #eaa62c

Split complementary

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #ea472c
  3. #cfea2c

Analogous

  1. #2ccfea
  2. #2c70ea
  3. #472cea

Triadic

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #ea2c70
  3. #70ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #a62cea
  3. #eaa62c
  4. #70ea2c

Square

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #ea2ccf
  3. #eaa62c
  4. #2cea47

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3072
  2. #124db7
  3. #2c70ea
  4. #729ff1
  5. #b7cef8

Shades

#2c70ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #2865d3
  3. #235abb
  4. #1f4ea4
  5. #1a438c
  6. #163875
  7. #122d5e
  8. #0d2246
  9. #09162f
  10. #040b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c70ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #417eec
  3. #568dee
  4. #6b9bf0
  5. #80a9f2
  6. #96b8f5
  7. #abc6f7
  8. #c0d4f9
  9. #d5e2fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c70ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c70ea
  2. #3472df
  3. #3d73d5
  4. #4575ca
  5. #4e76c0
  6. #5678b5
  7. #5e7aaa
  8. #677ba0
  9. #6f7d95
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #117fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f79ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c70ea {
  color: #2c70ea;
}
Background
.bg-2c70ea {
  background-color: #2c70ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c70ea {
  border: 2px solid #2c70ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c70ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 112 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c70ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c70ea, #472cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c70ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 112 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.13 #d38f15 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c70ea  rgb(44, 112, 234)  hsl(219, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eaa62c  rgb(234, 166, 44)  hsl(39, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#ea2c70  rgb(234, 44, 112)  hsl(339, 82%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#70ea2c  rgb(112, 234, 44)  hsl(99, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green