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#2D71EB

#2d71eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d71eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 44.31% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 51.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.53°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #eba72d

Split complementary

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #eb482d
  3. #d0eb2d

Analogous

  1. #2dd0eb
  2. #2d71eb
  3. #482deb

Triadic

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #eb2d71
  3. #71eb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #a72deb
  3. #eba72d
  4. #71eb2d

Square

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #eb2dd0
  3. #eba72d
  4. #2deb48

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3174
  2. #124eba
  3. #2d71eb
  4. #73a0f2
  5. #b9cff8

Shades

#2d71eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #2966d4
  3. #245abc
  4. #204fa5
  5. #1b448d
  6. #173976
  7. #122d5e
  8. #0e2247
  9. #09172f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d71eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #427fed
  3. #578def
  4. #6c9cf1
  5. #81aaf3
  6. #96b8f5
  7. #abc6f7
  8. #c0d4f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d71eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d71eb
  2. #3573e0
  3. #3e74d6
  4. #4676cb
  5. #4e77c0
  6. #5779b6
  7. #5f7aab
  8. #677ca0
  9. #6f7d95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1580ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #217aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d71eb {
  color: #2d71eb;
}
Background
.bg-2d71eb {
  background-color: #2d71eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d71eb {
  border: 2px solid #2d71eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d71eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 113 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d71eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d71eb, #482deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d71eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 113 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.09 #d28e14 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2d71eb  rgb(45, 113, 235)  hsl(219, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba72d  rgb(235, 167, 45)  hsl(39, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#eb2d71  rgb(235, 45, 113)  hsl(339, 83%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#71eb2d  rgb(113, 235, 45)  hsl(99, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green