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#2E75CB

#2e75cb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e75cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 45.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.34% cyan, 42.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 212.87°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1762

Complementary

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #cb842e

Split complementary

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #cb362e
  3. #c3cb2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec3cb
  2. #2e75cb
  3. #362ecb

Triadic

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #cb2e75
  3. #75cb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #842ecb
  3. #cb842e
  4. #75cb2e

Square

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #cb2ec3
  3. #cb842e
  4. #2ecb36

Monochromatic

  1. #122d4e
  2. #20518d
  3. #2e75cb
  4. #699ddd
  5. #a7c6eb

Shades

#2e75cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #2969b7
  3. #255ea2
  4. #20528e
  5. #1c467a
  6. #173b66
  7. #122f51
  8. #0e233d
  9. #091729
  10. #050c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e75cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #4383d0
  3. #5891d5
  4. #6d9edb
  5. #82ace0
  6. #97bae5
  7. #abc8ea
  8. #c0d6ef
  9. #d5e3f5
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e75cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e75cb
  2. #3676c4
  3. #3e77bc
  4. #4778b5
  5. #4f79ad
  6. #577ba6
  7. #5f7c9e
  8. #677d97
  9. #707e8f
  10. #787f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60759f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4179cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e71ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e75cb {
  color: #2e75cb;
}
Background
.bg-2e75cb {
  background-color: #2e75cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e75cb {
  border: 2px solid #2e75cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e75cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 117 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e75cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e75cb, #362ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e75cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 117 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.00 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.62 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.89 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.93 #d18a34 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2e75cb  rgb(46, 117, 203)  hsl(213, 63%, 49%)  True Blue
#cb842e  rgb(203, 132, 46)  hsl(33, 63%, 49%)  Bronze
#cb2e75  rgb(203, 46, 117)  hsl(333, 63%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#75cb2e  rgb(117, 203, 46)  hsl(93, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green