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#2F6EFD

#2f6efd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f6efd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.65°, with 98.1% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #fdbe2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #fd572f
  3. #d5fd2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd5fd
  2. #2f6efd
  3. #572ffd

Triadic

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #fd2f6e
  3. #6efd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #be2ffd
  3. #fdbe2f
  4. #6efd2f

Square

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #fd2fd5
  3. #fdbe2f
  4. #2ffd57

Monochromatic

  1. #012d92
  2. #0245dd
  3. #2f6efd
  4. #7ba3fe
  5. #c7d8fe

Shades

#2f6efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #2a63e4
  3. #2658ca
  4. #214db1
  5. #1c4298
  6. #18377f
  7. #132c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #091633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #447dfd
  3. #598bfd
  4. #6d9afe
  5. #82a8fe
  6. #97b7fe
  7. #acc5fe
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6efd
  2. #3770f1
  3. #3f72e4
  4. #4773d8
  5. #4f75cb
  6. #5877bf
  7. #6079b2
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6374bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6efd {
  color: #2f6efd;
}
Background
.bg-2f6efd {
  background-color: #2f6efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6efd {
  border: 2px solid #2f6efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 110 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6efd, #572ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 110 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.73 #d09102 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6efd  rgb(47, 110, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbe2f  rgb(253, 190, 47)  hsl(42, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd2f6e  rgb(253, 47, 110)  hsl(342, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efd2f  rgb(110, 253, 47)  hsl(102, 98%, 59%)  Lawn Green