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#2D72F2

#2d72f2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2d72f2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 44.71% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.4% cyan, 52.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 218.98°, with 88.34% saturation and 56.27% 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 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #f2ad2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #f24a2d
  3. #d5f22d

Analogous

  1. #2dd5f2
  2. #2d72f2
  3. #4a2df2

Triadic

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #f22d72
  3. #72f22d

Tetradic

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #ad2df2
  3. #f2ad2d
  4. #72f22d

Square

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #f22dd5
  3. #f2ad2d
  4. #2df24a

Monochromatic

  1. #08317e
  2. #0c4dc6
  3. #2d72f2
  4. #75a2f6
  5. #bdd3fb

Shades

#2d72f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #2967da
  3. #245bc2
  4. #2050a9
  5. #1b4491
  6. #173979
  7. #122e61
  8. #0e2249
  9. #091730
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d72f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #4280f3
  3. #578ef5
  4. #6c9cf6
  5. #81aaf7
  6. #96b9f9
  7. #abc7fa
  8. #c0d5fb
  9. #d5e3fc
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d72f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d72f2
  2. #3573e7
  3. #3e75db
  4. #4676d0
  5. #4e78c4
  6. #5779b9
  7. #5f7aae
  8. #677ca2
  9. #6f7d97
  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 #6376b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #197cf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d72f2 {
  color: #2d72f2;
}
Background
.bg-2d72f2 {
  background-color: #2d72f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d72f2 {
  border: 2px solid #2d72f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d72f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 114 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d72f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d72f2, #4a2df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d72f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 114 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.24 #d28d0d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2d72f2  rgb(45, 114, 242)  hsl(219, 88%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ad2d  rgb(242, 173, 45)  hsl(39, 88%, 56%)  Marigold
#f22d72  rgb(242, 45, 114)  hsl(339, 88%, 56%)  Rose
#72f22d  rgb(114, 242, 45)  hsl(99, 88%, 56%)  Lawn Green