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#2D7CDC

#2d7cdc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d7cdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 48.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.55% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 212.91°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #dc8d2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #dc352d
  3. #d4dc2d

Analogous

  1. #2dd4dc
  2. #2d7cdc
  3. #352ddc

Triadic

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #dc2d7c
  3. #7cdc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #8d2ddc
  3. #dc8d2d
  4. #7cdc2d

Square

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #dc2dd4
  3. #dc8d2d
  4. #2ddc35

Monochromatic

  1. #103460
  2. #1b58a2
  3. #2d7cdc
  4. #6fa5e7
  5. #b0cef2

Shades

#2d7cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #2970c6
  3. #2463b0
  4. #20579a
  5. #1b4a84
  6. #173e6e
  7. #123258
  8. #0e2542
  9. #09192c
  10. #050c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d7cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #4289e0
  3. #5796e3
  4. #6ca3e7
  5. #81b0ea
  6. #96beee
  7. #abcbf1
  8. #c0d8f5
  9. #d5e5f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d7cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d7cdc
  2. #357cd3
  3. #3e7dca
  4. #467dc0
  5. #4e7eb7
  6. #577eae
  7. #5f7ea5
  8. #677f9c
  9. #6f7f92
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b84e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2775da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4181de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2978db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d7cdc {
  color: #2d7cdc;
}
Background
.bg-2d7cdc {
  background-color: #2d7cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d7cdc {
  border: 2px solid #2d7cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d7cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 124 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d7cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d7cdc, #352ddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d7cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 124 220 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.72 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.47 #d28323 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2d7cdc  rgb(45, 124, 220)  hsl(213, 71%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#dc8d2d  rgb(220, 141, 45)  hsl(33, 71%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#dc2d7c  rgb(220, 45, 124)  hsl(333, 71%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7cdc2d  rgb(124, 220, 45)  hsl(93, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green