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#2E79BC

#2e79bc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e79bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 47.45% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 35.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.31°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #bc712e

Split complementary

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #bc2e32
  3. #bcb82e

Analogous

  1. #2ebcb8
  2. #2e79bc
  3. #2e32bc

Triadic

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #bc2e79
  3. #79bc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #712ebc
  3. #bc712e
  4. #79bc2e

Square

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #b82ebc
  3. #bc712e
  4. #32bc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #102a41
  2. #1f517f
  3. #2e79bc
  4. #5f9fd8
  5. #9cc4e7

Shades

#2e79bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #296da9
  3. #256196
  4. #205584
  5. #1c4971
  6. #173d5e
  7. #12304b
  8. #0e2438
  9. #091826
  10. #050c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e79bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #4386c3
  3. #5894c9
  4. #6da1d0
  5. #82afd7
  6. #97bcde
  7. #abc9e4
  8. #c0d7eb
  9. #d5e4f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e79bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #367ab6
  3. #3e7ab0
  4. #477baa
  5. #4f7ca4
  6. #577d9e
  7. #5f7d98
  8. #677e92
  9. #707f8c
  10. #787f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c7bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d73bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e79bc {
  color: #2e79bc;
}
Background
.bg-2e79bc {
  background-color: #2e79bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e79bc {
  border: 2px solid #2e79bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e79bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 121 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e79bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e79bc, #2e32bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e79bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 121 188 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.80 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.25 #d18643 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2e79bc  rgb(46, 121, 188)  hsl(208, 61%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#bc712e  rgb(188, 113, 46)  hsl(28, 61%, 46%)  Copper
#bc2e79  rgb(188, 46, 121)  hsl(328, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#79bc2e  rgb(121, 188, 46)  hsl(88, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green