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#2F6FF2

#2f6ff2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f6ff2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.58% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.31°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #f2b22f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #f2512f
  3. #d0f22f

Analogous

  1. #2fd0f2
  2. #2f6ff2
  3. #512ff2

Triadic

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #f22f6f
  3. #6ff22f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #b22ff2
  3. #f2b22f
  4. #6ff22f

Square

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #f22fd0
  3. #f2b22f
  4. #2ff251

Monochromatic

  1. #082f80
  2. #0c4ac8
  3. #2f6ff2
  4. #77a1f7
  5. #bfd3fb

Shades

#2f6ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #2a64da
  3. #2659c2
  4. #214ea9
  5. #1c4391
  6. #183879
  7. #132c61
  8. #0e2149
  9. #091630
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #447df3
  3. #598cf5
  4. #6d9af6
  5. #82a9f7
  6. #97b7f9
  7. #acc5fa
  8. #c1d4fb
  9. #d5e2fc
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6ff2
  2. #3771e7
  3. #3f72db
  4. #4774d0
  5. #4f76c4
  6. #5878b9
  7. #6079ae
  8. #687ba2
  9. #707d97
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #107af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6ff2 {
  color: #2f6ff2;
}
Background
.bg-2f6ff2 {
  background-color: #2f6ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #2f6ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6ff2, #512ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.89 #d0900d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6ff2  rgb(47, 111, 242)  hsl(220, 88%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2b22f  rgb(242, 178, 47)  hsl(40, 88%, 57%)  Marigold
#f22f6f  rgb(242, 47, 111)  hsl(340, 88%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#6ff22f  rgb(111, 242, 47)  hsl(100, 88%, 57%)  Lawn Green