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#2D7BCC

#2d7bcc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d7bcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 48.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.94% cyan, 39.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 210.57°, with 63.86% saturation and 48.82% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #cc7e2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #cc2f2d
  3. #cacc2d

Analogous

  1. #2dcacc
  2. #2d7bcc
  3. #2f2dcc

Triadic

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #cc2d7b
  3. #7bcc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #7e2dcc
  3. #cc7e2d
  4. #7bcc2d

Square

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #cc2dca
  3. #cc7e2d
  4. #2dcc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #112f4f
  2. #1f558d
  3. #2d7bcc
  4. #68a2de
  5. #a7c8eb

Shades

#2d7bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #296fb8
  3. #2462a3
  4. #20568f
  5. #1b4a7a
  6. #173e66
  7. #123152
  8. #0e253d
  9. #091929
  10. #050c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d7bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #4288d1
  3. #5795d6
  4. #6ca3db
  5. #81b0e0
  6. #96bde6
  7. #abcaeb
  8. #c0d7f0
  9. #d5e5f5
  10. #eaf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d7bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d7bcc
  2. #357cc4
  3. #3e7cbd
  4. #467db5
  5. #4e7dae
  6. #577ea6
  7. #5f7e9e
  8. #677f97
  9. #6f7f8f
  10. #788088
  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 #637aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5481cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a72ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3576cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d7bcc {
  color: #2d7bcc;
}
Background
.bg-2d7bcc {
  background-color: #2d7bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d7bcc {
  border: 2px solid #2d7bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d7bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 123 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d7bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d7bcc, #2f2dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d7bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 123 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.65 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.95 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.68 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.53 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.84 #d28433 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2d7bcc  rgb(45, 123, 204)  hsl(211, 64%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#cc7e2d  rgb(204, 126, 45)  hsl(31, 64%, 49%)  Bronze
#cc2d7b  rgb(204, 45, 123)  hsl(331, 64%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#7bcc2d  rgb(123, 204, 45)  hsl(91, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green