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#2C71EA

#2c71ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c71ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 44.31% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 51.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 218.21°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1829

Complementary

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #eaa52c

Split complementary

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #ea462c
  3. #d0ea2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd0ea
  2. #2c71ea
  3. #462cea

Triadic

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #ea2c71
  3. #71ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #a52cea
  3. #eaa52c
  4. #71ea2c

Square

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #ea2cd0
  3. #eaa52c
  4. #2cea46

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3072
  2. #124eb7
  3. #2c71ea
  4. #72a0f1
  5. #b7cff8

Shades

#2c71ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #2866d3
  3. #235abb
  4. #1f4fa4
  5. #1a448c
  6. #163975
  7. #122d5e
  8. #0d2246
  9. #09172f
  10. #040b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c71ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #417fec
  3. #568dee
  4. #6b9cf0
  5. #80aaf2
  6. #96b8f5
  7. #abc6f7
  8. #c0d4f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c71ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c71ea
  2. #3473df
  3. #3d74d5
  4. #4576ca
  5. #4e77c0
  6. #5679b5
  7. #5e7aaa
  8. #677ca0
  9. #6f7d95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1880ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #217aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c71ea {
  color: #2c71ea;
}
Background
.bg-2c71ea {
  background-color: #2c71ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c71ea {
  border: 2px solid #2c71ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c71ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 113 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c71ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c71ea, #462cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c71ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 113 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.02 #d38e15 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c71ea  rgb(44, 113, 234)  hsl(218, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eaa52c  rgb(234, 165, 44)  hsl(38, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#ea2c71  rgb(234, 44, 113)  hsl(338, 82%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#71ea2c  rgb(113, 234, 44)  hsl(98, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green