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#2F6FFD

#2f6ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f6ffd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.36°, 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #fdbd2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #fd562f
  3. #d6fd2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd6fd
  2. #2f6ffd
  3. #562ffd

Triadic

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #fd2f6f
  3. #6ffd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #bd2ffd
  3. #fdbd2f
  4. #6ffd2f

Square

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #fd2fd6
  3. #fdbd2f
  4. #2ffd56

Monochromatic

  1. #012e92
  2. #0246dd
  3. #2f6ffd
  4. #7ba3fe
  5. #c7d8fe

Shades

#2f6ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #2a64e4
  3. #2659ca
  4. #214eb1
  5. #1c4398
  6. #18387f
  7. #132c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #091633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #447dfd
  3. #598cfd
  4. #6d9afe
  5. #82a9fe
  6. #97b7fe
  7. #acc5fe
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6ffd
  2. #3771f1
  3. #3f72e4
  4. #4774d8
  5. #4f76cb
  6. #5878bf
  7. #6079b2
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6375bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6ffd {
  color: #2f6ffd;
}
Background
.bg-2f6ffd {
  background-color: #2f6ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f6ffd {
  border: 2px solid #2f6ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6ffd, #562ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.03 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.52 #d09002 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f6ffd  rgb(47, 111, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbd2f  rgb(253, 189, 47)  hsl(41, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd2f6f  rgb(253, 47, 111)  hsl(341, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffd2f  rgb(111, 253, 47)  hsl(101, 98%, 59%)  Lawn Green