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#2C72EE

#2c72ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c72ee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 44.71% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.51% cyan, 52.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 218.35°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #eea82c

Split complementary

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #ee472c
  3. #d3ee2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd3ee
  2. #2c72ee
  3. #472cee

Triadic

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #ee2c72
  3. #72ee2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #a82cee
  3. #eea82c
  4. #72ee2c

Square

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #ee2cd3
  3. #eea82c
  4. #2cee47

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3177
  2. #0f4ebe
  3. #2c72ee
  4. #73a1f4
  5. #bad1f9

Shades

#2c72ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #2867d6
  3. #235bbe
  4. #1f50a7
  5. #1a448f
  6. #163977
  7. #122e5f
  8. #0d2247
  9. #091730
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c72ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #4180f0
  3. #568ef1
  4. #6b9cf3
  5. #80aaf5
  6. #96b9f7
  7. #abc7f8
  8. #c0d5fa
  9. #d5e3fc
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c72ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c72ee
  2. #3473e3
  3. #3d75d8
  4. #4576cd
  5. #4e78c2
  6. #5679b7
  7. #5e7aac
  8. #677ca1
  9. #6f7d96
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6276b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1181f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f7bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c72ee {
  color: #2c72ee;
}
Background
.bg-2c72ee {
  background-color: #2c72ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c72ee {
  border: 2px solid #2c72ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c72ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 114 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c72ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c72ee, #472cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c72ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 114 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.99 #d38d11 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c72ee  rgb(44, 114, 238)  hsl(218, 85%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eea82c  rgb(238, 168, 44)  hsl(38, 85%, 55%)  Marigold
#ee2c72  rgb(238, 44, 114)  hsl(338, 85%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#72ee2c  rgb(114, 238, 44)  hsl(98, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green