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#2C74EB

#2c74eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c74eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 45.49% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 50.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 217.38°, 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #eba32c

Split complementary

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #eb442c
  3. #d4eb2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd4eb
  2. #2c74eb
  3. #442ceb

Triadic

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #eb2c74
  3. #74eb2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #a32ceb
  3. #eba32c
  4. #74eb2c

Square

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #eb2cd4
  3. #eba32c
  4. #2ceb44

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3273
  2. #1251b9
  3. #2c74eb
  4. #72a2f2
  5. #b8d0f8

Shades

#2c74eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #2868d4
  3. #235dbc
  4. #1f51a5
  5. #1a468d
  6. #163a76
  7. #122e5e
  8. #0d2347
  9. #09172f
  10. #040c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c74eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #4182ed
  3. #5690ef
  4. #6b9ef1
  5. #80acf3
  6. #96baf5
  7. #abc7f7
  8. #c0d5f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c74eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c74eb
  2. #3475e0
  3. #3d76d6
  4. #4578cb
  5. #4e79c0
  6. #567ab6
  7. #5e7bab
  8. #677ca0
  9. #6f7e95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6377b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2482ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #277dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c74eb {
  color: #2c74eb;
}
Background
.bg-2c74eb {
  background-color: #2c74eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c74eb {
  border: 2px solid #2c74eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c74eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 116 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c74eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c74eb, #442ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c74eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 116 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.42 #d38b14 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c74eb  rgb(44, 116, 235)  hsl(217, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba32c  rgb(235, 163, 44)  hsl(37, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#eb2c74  rgb(235, 44, 116)  hsl(337, 83%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#74eb2c  rgb(116, 235, 44)  hsl(97, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green