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#2C81CC

#2c81cc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c81cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 50.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.43% cyan, 36.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 208.13°, with 64.52% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.206

Complementary

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #cc772c

Split complementary

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #cc2c31
  3. #ccc72c

Analogous

  1. #2cccc7
  2. #2c81cc
  3. #2c31cc

Triadic

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #cc2c81
  3. #81cc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #772ccc
  3. #cc772c
  4. #81cc2c

Square

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #c72ccc
  3. #cc772c
  4. #31cc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11314e
  2. #1e598d
  3. #2c81cc
  4. #66a6de
  5. #a5cbec

Shades

#2c81cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #2874b8
  3. #2367a3
  4. #1f5a8f
  5. #1a4d7a
  6. #164166
  7. #123452
  8. #0d273d
  9. #091a29
  10. #040d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c81cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #418ed1
  3. #569ad6
  4. #6ba7db
  5. #80b3e0
  6. #96c0e6
  7. #abcdeb
  8. #c0d9f0
  9. #d5e6f5
  10. #eaf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c81cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c81cc
  2. #3481c4
  3. #3d81bd
  4. #4581b5
  5. #4e81ae
  6. #5681a6
  7. #5e809e
  8. #678097
  9. #6f808f
  10. #788088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e85cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4677cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00939d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e84ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c81cc {
  color: #2c81cc;
}
Background
.bg-2c81cc {
  background-color: #2c81cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c81cc {
  border: 2px solid #2c81cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c81cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 129 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c81cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c81cc, #2c31cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c81cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 129 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.12 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.95 #d37e33 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2c81cc  rgb(44, 129, 204)  hsl(208, 65%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#cc772c  rgb(204, 119, 44)  hsl(28, 65%, 49%)  Ochre
#cc2c81  rgb(204, 44, 129)  hsl(328, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#81cc2c  rgb(129, 204, 44)  hsl(88, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green