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#2F70CA

#2f70ca ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f70ca is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 43.92% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.73% cyan, 44.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 214.84°, with 62.25% saturation and 48.82% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #ca892f

Split complementary

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #ca3b2f
  3. #bdca2f

Analogous

  1. #2fbdca
  2. #2f70ca
  3. #3b2fca

Triadic

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #ca2f70
  3. #70ca2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #892fca
  3. #ca892f
  4. #70ca2f

Square

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #ca2fbd
  3. #ca892f
  4. #2fca3b

Monochromatic

  1. #122b4e
  2. #214e8c
  3. #2f70ca
  4. #6999dc
  5. #a7c4eb

Shades

#2f70ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #2a65b6
  3. #265aa2
  4. #214e8d
  5. #1c4379
  6. #183865
  7. #132d51
  8. #0e223d
  9. #091628
  10. #050b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f70ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #447ecf
  3. #598dd5
  4. #6d9bda
  5. #82a9df
  6. #97b8e5
  7. #acc6ea
  8. #c1d4ef
  9. #d5e2f4
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f70ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f70ca
  2. #3772c3
  3. #3f73bb
  4. #4775b4
  5. #4f76ac
  6. #5878a5
  7. #607a9e
  8. #687b96
  9. #707d8f
  10. #787e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d709d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4278cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b75cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f70ca {
  color: #2f70ca;
}
Background
.bg-2f70ca {
  background-color: #2f70ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f70ca {
  border: 2px solid #2f70ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f70ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 112 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f70ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f70ca, #3b2fca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f70ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 112 202 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.73 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.57 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.02 #d08f35 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2f70ca  rgb(47, 112, 202)  hsl(215, 62%, 49%)  True Blue
#ca892f  rgb(202, 137, 47)  hsl(35, 62%, 49%)  Peru
#ca2f70  rgb(202, 47, 112)  hsl(335, 62%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#70ca2f  rgb(112, 202, 47)  hsl(95, 62%, 49%)  Kelly Green