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#2C72FC

#2c72fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c72fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.54% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.81°, with 97.2% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.196

Complementary

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #fcb62c

Split complementary

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #fc4e2c
  3. #dafc2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdafc
  2. #2c72fc
  3. #4e2cfc

Triadic

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #fc2c72
  3. #72fc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #b62cfc
  3. #fcb62c
  4. #72fc2c

Square

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #fc2cda
  3. #fcb62c
  4. #2cfc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #02318d
  2. #034bd8
  3. #2c72fc
  4. #77a4fd
  5. #c3d7fe

Shades

#2c72fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #2867e3
  3. #235bca
  4. #1f50b0
  5. #1a4497
  6. #16397e
  7. #122e65
  8. #0d224c
  9. #091732
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c72fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #4180fc
  3. #568efd
  4. #6b9cfd
  5. #80aafd
  6. #96b9fe
  7. #abc7fe
  8. #c0d5fe
  9. #d5e3fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c72fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c72fc
  2. #3473f0
  3. #3d75e3
  4. #4576d7
  5. #4e78ca
  6. #5679be
  7. #5e7ab2
  8. #677ca5
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #787f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6477bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c72fc {
  color: #2c72fc;
}
Background
.bg-2c72fc {
  background-color: #2c72fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c72fc {
  border: 2px solid #2c72fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c72fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c72fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c72fc, #4e2cfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c72fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.80 #d38d03 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c72fc  rgb(44, 114, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb62c  rgb(252, 182, 44)  hsl(40, 97%, 58%)  Amber
#fc2c72  rgb(252, 44, 114)  hsl(340, 97%, 58%)  Rose
#72fc2c  rgb(114, 252, 44)  hsl(100, 97%, 58%)  Lawn Green