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#2D80DE

#2d80de ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d80de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 50.2% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.73% cyan, 42.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 211.86°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.2127

Complementary

  1. #2d80de
  2. #de8b2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d80de
  2. #de322d
  3. #d9de2d

Analogous

  1. #2dd9de
  2. #2d80de
  3. #322dde

Triadic

  1. #2d80de
  2. #de2d80
  3. #80de2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d80de
  2. #8b2dde
  3. #de8b2d
  4. #80de2d

Square

  1. #2d80de
  2. #de2dd9
  3. #de8b2d
  4. #2dde32

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3663
  2. #1a5ba5
  3. #2d80de
  4. #6fa8e8
  5. #b1d0f3

Shades

#2d80de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d80de
  2. #2973c8
  3. #2466b2
  4. #205a9b
  5. #1b4d85
  6. #17406f
  7. #123359
  8. #0e2643
  9. #091a2c
  10. #050d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d80de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d80de
  2. #428de1
  3. #5799e5
  4. #6ca6e8
  5. #81b3eb
  6. #96c0ef
  7. #abccf2
  8. #c0d9f5
  9. #d5e6f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d80de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d80de
  2. #3580d5
  3. #3e80cb
  4. #4680c2
  5. #4e80b8
  6. #5780af
  7. #5f80a6
  8. #67809c
  9. #6f8093
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5188e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f78dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4585e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e7bdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d80de {
  color: #2d80de;
}
Background
.bg-2d80de {
  background-color: #2d80de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d80de {
  border: 2px solid #2d80de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d80de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 128 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d80de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d80de, #322dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d80de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 128 222 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.95 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.69 #d27f21 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2d80de  rgb(45, 128, 222)  hsl(212, 73%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#de8b2d  rgb(222, 139, 45)  hsl(32, 73%, 52%)  Fulvous
#de2d80  rgb(222, 45, 128)  hsl(332, 73%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#80de2d  rgb(128, 222, 45)  hsl(92, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green