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#2F6FED

#2f6fed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f6fed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 43.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.17% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 219.79°, with 84.07% saturation and 55.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #edad2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #ed4e2f
  3. #ceed2f

Analogous

  1. #2fceed
  2. #2f6fed
  3. #4e2fed

Triadic

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #ed2f6f
  3. #6fed2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #ad2fed
  3. #edad2f
  4. #6fed2f

Square

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #ed2fce
  3. #edad2f
  4. #2fed4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3079
  2. #114bbf
  3. #2f6fed
  4. #75a0f3
  5. #bcd0f9

Shades

#2f6fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #2a64d5
  3. #2659be
  4. #214ea6
  5. #1c438e
  6. #183877
  7. #132c5f
  8. #0e2147
  9. #09162f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #447def
  3. #598cf1
  4. #6d9af2
  5. #82a9f4
  6. #97b7f6
  7. #acc5f8
  8. #c1d4fa
  9. #d5e2fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6fed
  2. #3771e2
  3. #3f72d7
  4. #4774cc
  5. #4f76c1
  6. #5878b7
  7. #6079ac
  8. #687ba1
  9. #707d96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a79f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6fed {
  color: #2f6fed;
}
Background
.bg-2f6fed {
  background-color: #2f6fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6fed {
  border: 2px solid #2f6fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 111 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6fed, #4e2fed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 111 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.39 #d09012 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6fed  rgb(47, 111, 237)  hsl(220, 84%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#edad2f  rgb(237, 173, 47)  hsl(40, 84%, 56%)  Marigold
#ed2f6f  rgb(237, 47, 111)  hsl(340, 84%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#6fed2f  rgb(111, 237, 47)  hsl(100, 84%, 56%)  Lawn Green