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#2D7DC6

#2d7dc6 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d7dc6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 49.02% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.27% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 208.63°, with 62.96% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #c6762d

Split complementary

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #c62d30
  3. #c6c32d

Analogous

  1. #2dc6c3
  2. #2d7dc6
  3. #2d30c6

Triadic

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #c62d7d
  3. #7dc62d

Tetradic

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #762dc6
  3. #c6762d
  4. #7dc62d

Square

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #c32dc6
  3. #c6762d
  4. #30c62d

Monochromatic

  1. #112e49
  2. #1f5688
  3. #2d7dc6
  4. #64a2dc
  5. #a2c8ea

Shades

#2d7dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #2971b2
  3. #24649e
  4. #20588b
  5. #1b4b77
  6. #173f63
  7. #12324f
  8. #0e263b
  9. #091928
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d7dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #428acc
  3. #5797d1
  4. #6ca4d7
  5. #81b1dd
  6. #96bee3
  7. #abcbe8
  8. #c0d8ee
  9. #d5e5f4
  10. #eaf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d7dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d7dc6
  2. #357dbf
  3. #3e7eb8
  4. #467eb1
  5. #4e7eaa
  6. #577fa3
  7. #5f7f9c
  8. #677f95
  9. #6f7f8e
  10. #788087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b81c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4473c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c80c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c77c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d7dc6 {
  color: #2d7dc6;
}
Background
.bg-2d7dc6 {
  background-color: #2d7dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d7dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #2d7dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d7dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 125 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d7dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d7dc6, #2d30c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d7dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 125 198 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.13 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.76 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.85 #d28239 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2d7dc6  rgb(45, 125, 198)  hsl(209, 63%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#c6762d  rgb(198, 118, 45)  hsl(29, 63%, 48%)  Ochre
#c62d7d  rgb(198, 45, 125)  hsl(329, 63%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dc62d  rgb(125, 198, 45)  hsl(89, 63%, 48%)  Yellow Green