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#2D74EC

#2d74ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d74ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 45.49% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.93% cyan, 50.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 217.7°, with 83.41% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #eca52d

Split complementary

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #ec462d
  3. #d3ec2d

Analogous

  1. #2dd3ec
  2. #2d74ec
  3. #462dec

Triadic

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #ec2d74
  3. #74ec2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #a52dec
  3. #eca52d
  4. #74ec2d

Square

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #ec2dd3
  3. #eca52d
  4. #2dec46

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3275
  2. #1150bc
  3. #2d74ec
  4. #73a2f2
  5. #b9d1f9

Shades

#2d74ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #2968d4
  3. #245dbd
  4. #2051a5
  5. #1b468e
  6. #173a76
  7. #122e5e
  8. #0e2347
  9. #09172f
  10. #050c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d74ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #4282ee
  3. #5790f0
  4. #6c9ef2
  5. #81acf4
  6. #96baf6
  7. #abc7f7
  8. #c0d5f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d74ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d74ec
  2. #3575e1
  3. #3e76d6
  4. #4678cc
  5. #4e79c1
  6. #577ab6
  7. #5f7bab
  8. #677ca0
  9. #6f7e96
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6377b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2282f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #277def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d74ec {
  color: #2d74ec;
}
Background
.bg-2d74ec {
  background-color: #2d74ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d74ec {
  border: 2px solid #2d74ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d74ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 116 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d74ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d74ec, #462dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d74ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 116 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.46 #d28b13 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2d74ec  rgb(45, 116, 236)  hsl(218, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eca52d  rgb(236, 165, 45)  hsl(38, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#ec2d74  rgb(236, 45, 116)  hsl(338, 83%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#74ec2d  rgb(116, 236, 45)  hsl(98, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green