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#2D75B9

#2d75b9 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d75b9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 45.88% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.68% cyan, 36.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 209.14°, with 60.87% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #b9712d

Split complementary

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #b92d2f
  3. #b9b72d

Analogous

  1. #2db9b7
  2. #2d75b9
  3. #2d2fb9

Triadic

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #b92d75
  3. #75b92d

Tetradic

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #712db9
  3. #b9712d
  4. #75b92d

Square

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #b72db9
  3. #b9712d
  4. #2fb92d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f273e
  2. #1e4e7b
  3. #2d75b9
  4. #5b9bd7
  5. #99c1e6

Shades

#2d75b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #2969a7
  3. #245e94
  4. #205282
  5. #1b466f
  6. #173b5d
  7. #122f4a
  8. #0e2338
  9. #091725
  10. #050c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d75b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #4283c0
  3. #5791c7
  4. #6c9ece
  5. #81acd5
  6. #96badc
  7. #abc8e3
  8. #c0d6ea
  9. #d5e3f1
  10. #eaf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d75b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d75b9
  2. #3576b3
  3. #3e77ae
  4. #4678a8
  5. #4e79a2
  6. #577b9d
  7. #5f7c97
  8. #677d91
  9. #6f7e8b
  10. #787f86
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5579bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00858e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4877bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a70b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d75b9 {
  color: #2d75b9;
}
Background
.bg-2d75b9 {
  background-color: #2d75b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d75b9 {
  border: 2px solid #2d75b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d75b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 117 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d75b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d75b9, #2d2fb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d75b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 117 185 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.13 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.79 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.92 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.60 #d28a46 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2d75b9  rgb(45, 117, 185)  hsl(209, 61%, 45%)  True Blue
#b9712d  rgb(185, 113, 45)  hsl(29, 61%, 45%)  Copper
#b92d75  rgb(185, 45, 117)  hsl(329, 61%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#75b92d  rgb(117, 185, 45)  hsl(89, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green