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#2D7DDE

#2d7dde ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d7dde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.73% cyan, 43.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 212.88°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #de8e2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #de352d
  3. #d6de2d

Analogous

  1. #2dd6de
  2. #2d7dde
  3. #352dde

Triadic

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #de2d7d
  3. #7dde2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #8e2dde
  3. #de8e2d
  4. #7dde2d

Square

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #de2dd6
  3. #de8e2d
  4. #2dde35

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3563
  2. #1a59a5
  3. #2d7dde
  4. #6fa6e8
  5. #b1cff3

Shades

#2d7dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #2971c8
  3. #2464b2
  4. #20589b
  5. #1b4b85
  6. #173f6f
  7. #123259
  8. #0e2643
  9. #09192c
  10. #050d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d7dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #428ae1
  3. #5797e5
  4. #6ca4e8
  5. #81b1eb
  6. #96beef
  7. #abcbf2
  8. #c0d8f5
  9. #d5e5f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d7dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d7dde
  2. #357dd5
  3. #3e7ecb
  4. #467ec2
  5. #4e7eb8
  6. #577faf
  7. #5f7fa6
  8. #677f9c
  9. #6f7f93
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b86e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2676dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4182e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2979dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d7dde {
  color: #2d7dde;
}
Background
.bg-2d7dde {
  background-color: #2d7dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d7dde {
  border: 2px solid #2d7dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d7dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 125 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d7dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d7dde, #352dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d7dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 125 222 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.80 #d28221 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2d7dde  rgb(45, 125, 222)  hsl(213, 73%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#de8e2d  rgb(222, 142, 45)  hsl(33, 73%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#de2d7d  rgb(222, 45, 125)  hsl(333, 73%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dde2d  rgb(125, 222, 45)  hsl(93, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green