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#2C7ABE

#2c7abe ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c7abe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 47.84% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.84% cyan, 35.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 207.95°, with 62.39% saturation and 45.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #be702c

Split complementary

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #be2c31
  3. #beb92c

Analogous

  1. #2cbeb9
  2. #2c7abe
  3. #2c31be

Triadic

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #be2c7a
  3. #7abe2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #702cbe
  3. #be702c
  4. #7abe2c

Square

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #b92cbe
  3. #be702c
  4. #31be2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2a42
  2. #1e5280
  3. #2c7abe
  4. #5d9fd9
  5. #9bc4e8

Shades

#2c7abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #286eab
  3. #236298
  4. #1f5585
  5. #1a4972
  6. #163d5f
  7. #12314c
  8. #0d2539
  9. #091826
  10. #040c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c7abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #4187c5
  3. #5695cb
  4. #6ba2d2
  5. #80afd8
  6. #96bddf
  7. #abcae5
  8. #c0d7ec
  9. #d5e4f2
  10. #eaf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c7abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c7abe
  2. #347bb8
  3. #3d7bb2
  4. #457cab
  5. #4e7ca5
  6. #567d9f
  7. #5e7e99
  8. #677e93
  9. #6f7f8c
  10. #787f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4570bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c7cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c74bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c7abe {
  color: #2c7abe;
}
Background
.bg-2c7abe {
  background-color: #2c7abe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c7abe {
  border: 2px solid #2c7abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c7abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 122 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c7abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c7abe, #2c31be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c7abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 122 190 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.41 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.43 #d38541 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2c7abe  rgb(44, 122, 190)  hsl(208, 62%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#be702c  rgb(190, 112, 44)  hsl(28, 62%, 46%)  Copper
#be2c7a  rgb(190, 44, 122)  hsl(328, 62%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7abe2c  rgb(122, 190, 44)  hsl(88, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green