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#2E71EA

#2e71ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e71ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 44.31% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 51.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 218.62°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.1833

Complementary

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #eaa72e

Split complementary

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #ea492e
  3. #cfea2e

Analogous

  1. #2ecfea
  2. #2e71ea
  3. #492eea

Triadic

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #ea2e71
  3. #71ea2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #a72eea
  3. #eaa72e
  4. #71ea2e

Square

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #ea2ecf
  3. #eaa72e
  4. #2eea49

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3173
  2. #134eb9
  3. #2e71ea
  4. #74a0f1
  5. #b9cff8

Shades

#2e71ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #2966d3
  3. #255abb
  4. #204fa4
  5. #1c448c
  6. #173975
  7. #122d5e
  8. #0e2246
  9. #09172f
  10. #050b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e71ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #437fec
  3. #588dee
  4. #6d9cf0
  5. #82aaf2
  6. #97b8f5
  7. #abc6f7
  8. #c0d4f9
  9. #d5e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e71ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e71ea
  2. #3673df
  3. #3e74d5
  4. #4776ca
  5. #4f77c0
  6. #5779b5
  7. #5f7aaa
  8. #677ca0
  9. #707d95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1880ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #237aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e71ea {
  color: #2e71ea;
}
Background
.bg-2e71ea {
  background-color: #2e71ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e71ea {
  border: 2px solid #2e71ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e71ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 113 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e71ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e71ea, #492eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e71ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 113 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.07 #d18e15 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2e71ea  rgb(46, 113, 234)  hsl(219, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eaa72e  rgb(234, 167, 46)  hsl(39, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#ea2e71  rgb(234, 46, 113)  hsl(339, 82%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#71ea2e  rgb(113, 234, 46)  hsl(99, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green