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#2C74FF

#2c74ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c74ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 45.49% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.75% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 219.53°, with 100% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2025

Complementary

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #ffb72c

Split complementary

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #ff4e2c
  3. #ddff2c

Analogous

  1. #2cddff
  2. #2c74ff
  3. #4e2cff

Triadic

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #ff2c74
  3. #74ff2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #b72cff
  3. #ffb72c
  4. #74ff2c

Square

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #ff2cdd
  3. #ffb72c
  4. #2cff4e

Monochromatic

  1. #003292
  2. #004cdf
  3. #2c74ff
  4. #79a6ff
  5. #c5d9ff

Shades

#2c74ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #2868e6
  3. #235dcc
  4. #1f51b3
  5. #1a4699
  6. #163a80
  7. #122e66
  8. #0d234d
  9. #091733
  10. #040c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c74ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #4182ff
  3. #5690ff
  4. #6b9eff
  5. #80acff
  6. #96baff
  7. #abc7ff
  8. #c0d5ff
  9. #d5e3ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c74ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c74ff
  2. #3475f2
  3. #3d76e6
  4. #4578d9
  5. #4e79cc
  6. #567ac0
  7. #5e7bb3
  8. #677ca6
  9. #6f7e99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6679bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c74ff {
  color: #2c74ff;
}
Background
.bg-2c74ff {
  background-color: #2c74ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c74ff {
  border: 2px solid #2c74ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c74ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 116 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c74ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c74ff, #4e2cff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c74ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 116 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.64 #d38b00 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c74ff  rgb(44, 116, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb72c  rgb(255, 183, 44)  hsl(40, 100%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2c74  rgb(255, 44, 116)  hsl(340, 100%, 59%)  Rose
#74ff2c  rgb(116, 255, 44)  hsl(100, 100%, 59%)  Lawn Green