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#2C72EB

#2c72eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c72eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 44.71% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 51.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.01°, with 82.68% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #eba52c

Split complementary

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #eb462c
  3. #d2eb2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd2eb
  2. #2c72eb
  3. #462ceb

Triadic

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #eb2c72
  3. #72eb2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #a52ceb
  3. #eba52c
  4. #72eb2c

Square

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #eb2cd2
  3. #eba52c
  4. #2ceb46

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3173
  2. #124fb9
  3. #2c72eb
  4. #72a1f2
  5. #b8cff8

Shades

#2c72eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #2867d4
  3. #235bbc
  4. #1f50a5
  5. #1a448d
  6. #163976
  7. #122e5e
  8. #0d2247
  9. #09172f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c72eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #4180ed
  3. #568eef
  4. #6b9cf1
  5. #80aaf3
  6. #96b9f5
  7. #abc7f7
  8. #c0d5f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c72eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c72eb
  2. #3473e0
  3. #3d75d6
  4. #4576cb
  5. #4e78c0
  6. #5679b6
  7. #5e7aab
  8. #677ca0
  9. #6f7d95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6275b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b80ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #237bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c72eb {
  color: #2c72eb;
}
Background
.bg-2c72eb {
  background-color: #2c72eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c72eb {
  border: 2px solid #2c72eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c72eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 114 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c72eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c72eb, #462ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c72eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 114 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.77 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.83 #d38d14 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c72eb  rgb(44, 114, 235)  hsl(218, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba52c  rgb(235, 165, 44)  hsl(38, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#eb2c72  rgb(235, 44, 114)  hsl(338, 83%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#72eb2c  rgb(114, 235, 44)  hsl(98, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green