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#2F6EF2

#2f6ef2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f6ef2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 43.14% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.58% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.62°, with 88.24% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #f2b32f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #f2522f
  3. #cff22f

Analogous

  1. #2fcff2
  2. #2f6ef2
  3. #522ff2

Triadic

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #f22f6e
  3. #6ef22f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #b32ff2
  3. #f2b32f
  4. #6ef22f

Square

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #f22fcf
  3. #f2b32f
  4. #2ff252

Monochromatic

  1. #082f80
  2. #0c49c8
  3. #2f6ef2
  4. #77a0f7
  5. #bfd2fb

Shades

#2f6ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #2a63da
  3. #2658c2
  4. #214da9
  5. #1c4291
  6. #183779
  7. #132c61
  8. #0e2149
  9. #091630
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #447df3
  3. #598bf5
  4. #6d9af6
  5. #82a8f7
  6. #97b7f9
  7. #acc5fa
  8. #c1d4fb
  9. #d5e2fc
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6ef2
  2. #3770e7
  3. #3f72db
  4. #4773d0
  5. #4f75c4
  6. #5877b9
  7. #6079ae
  8. #687ba2
  9. #707c97
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b79f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6ef2 {
  color: #2f6ef2;
}
Background
.bg-2f6ef2 {
  background-color: #2f6ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #2f6ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 110 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6ef2, #522ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 110 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.77 #d0910d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6ef2  rgb(47, 110, 242)  hsl(221, 88%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2b32f  rgb(242, 179, 47)  hsl(41, 88%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#f22f6e  rgb(242, 47, 110)  hsl(341, 88%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#6ef22f  rgb(110, 242, 47)  hsl(101, 88%, 57%)  Lawn Green