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#2E7CDD

#2e7cdd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e7cdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 48.63% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 43.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 213.26°, with 72.02% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #dd8f2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #dd372e
  3. #d3dd2e

Analogous

  1. #2ed3dd
  2. #2e7cdd
  3. #372edd

Triadic

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #dd2e7c
  3. #7cdd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #8f2edd
  3. #dd8f2e
  4. #7cdd2e

Square

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #dd2ed3
  3. #dd8f2e
  4. #2edd37

Monochromatic

  1. #103562
  2. #1b58a4
  3. #2e7cdd
  4. #70a5e8
  5. #b2cef2

Shades

#2e7cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #2970c7
  3. #2563b1
  4. #20579b
  5. #1c4a85
  6. #173e6f
  7. #123258
  8. #0e2542
  9. #09192c
  10. #050c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e7cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #4389e0
  3. #5896e4
  4. #6da3e7
  5. #82b0eb
  6. #97beee
  7. #abcbf1
  8. #c0d8f5
  9. #d5e5f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e7cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e7cdd
  2. #367cd4
  3. #3e7dca
  4. #477dc1
  5. #4f7eb8
  6. #577eaf
  7. #5f7ea5
  8. #677f9c
  9. #707f93
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a85e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2575db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4081df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2978dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e7cdd {
  color: #2e7cdd;
}
Background
.bg-2e7cdd {
  background-color: #2e7cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e7cdd {
  border: 2px solid #2e7cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e7cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 124 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e7cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e7cdd, #372edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e7cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 124 221 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.64 #d18322 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2e7cdd  rgb(46, 124, 221)  hsl(213, 72%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#dd8f2e  rgb(221, 143, 46)  hsl(33, 72%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#dd2e7c  rgb(221, 46, 124)  hsl(333, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7cdd2e  rgb(124, 221, 46)  hsl(93, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green