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#2D73F2

#2d73f2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2d73f2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 45.1% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.4% cyan, 52.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 218.68°, 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #f2ac2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #f2492d
  3. #d5f22d

Analogous

  1. #2dd5f2
  2. #2d73f2
  3. #492df2

Triadic

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #f22d73
  3. #73f22d

Tetradic

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #ac2df2
  3. #f2ac2d
  4. #73f22d

Square

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #f22dd5
  3. #f2ac2d
  4. #2df249

Monochromatic

  1. #08327e
  2. #0c4ec6
  3. #2d73f2
  4. #75a3f6
  5. #bdd3fb

Shades

#2d73f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #2968da
  3. #245cc2
  4. #2051a9
  5. #1b4591
  6. #173a79
  7. #122e61
  8. #0e2349
  9. #091730
  10. #050c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d73f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #4281f3
  3. #578ff5
  4. #6c9df6
  5. #81abf7
  6. #96b9f9
  7. #abc7fa
  8. #c0d5fb
  9. #d5e3fc
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d73f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d73f2
  2. #3574e7
  3. #3e76db
  4. #4677d0
  5. #4e78c4
  6. #577ab9
  7. #5f7bae
  8. #677ca2
  9. #6f7d97
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6377b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0883f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d73f2 {
  color: #2d73f2;
}
Background
.bg-2d73f2 {
  background-color: #2d73f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d73f2 {
  border: 2px solid #2d73f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d73f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 115 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d73f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d73f2, #492df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d73f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 115 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #d28c0d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2d73f2  rgb(45, 115, 242)  hsl(219, 88%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ac2d  rgb(242, 172, 45)  hsl(39, 88%, 56%)  Marigold
#f22d73  rgb(242, 45, 115)  hsl(339, 88%, 56%)  Rose
#73f22d  rgb(115, 242, 45)  hsl(99, 88%, 56%)  Lawn Green