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#2F6DFA

#2f6dfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f6dfa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 42.75% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 56.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.67°, with 95.31% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #fabc2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #fa562f
  3. #d3fa2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd3fa
  2. #2f6dfa
  3. #562ffa

Triadic

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #fa2f6d
  3. #6dfa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #bc2ffa
  3. #fabc2f
  4. #6dfa2f

Square

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #fa2fd3
  3. #fabc2f
  4. #2ffa56

Monochromatic

  1. #032d8d
  2. #0545d7
  3. #2f6dfa
  4. #7aa1fc
  5. #c4d6fe

Shades

#2f6dfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #2a62e1
  3. #2657c8
  4. #214caf
  5. #1c4196
  6. #18377d
  7. #132c64
  8. #0e214b
  9. #091632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6dfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #447cfb
  3. #598afb
  4. #6d99fc
  5. #82a7fc
  6. #97b6fd
  7. #acc5fd
  8. #c1d3fe
  9. #d5e2fe
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6dfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6dfa
  2. #376fee
  3. #3f71e2
  4. #4773d5
  5. #4f75c9
  6. #5877bd
  7. #6078b1
  8. #687aa5
  9. #707c98
  10. #787e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6273ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6dfa {
  color: #2f6dfa;
}
Background
.bg-2f6dfa {
  background-color: #2f6dfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6dfa {
  border: 2px solid #2f6dfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6dfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 109 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6dfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6dfa, #562ffa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6dfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 109 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.53 #d09205 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6dfa  rgb(47, 109, 250)  hsl(222, 95%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fabc2f  rgb(250, 188, 47)  hsl(42, 95%, 58%)  Amber
#fa2f6d  rgb(250, 47, 109)  hsl(342, 95%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfa2f  rgb(109, 250, 47)  hsl(102, 95%, 58%)  Lawn Green