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#2F70EE

#2f70ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f70ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.25% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.58°, with 84.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #eead2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #ee4d2f
  3. #d0ee2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd0ee
  2. #2f70ee
  3. #4d2fee

Triadic

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #ee2f70
  3. #70ee2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #ad2fee
  3. #eead2f
  4. #70ee2f

Square

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #ee2fd0
  3. #eead2f
  4. #2fee4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a307a
  2. #104cc1
  3. #2f70ee
  4. #76a1f4
  5. #bcd1fa

Shades

#2f70ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #2a65d6
  3. #265abe
  4. #214ea7
  5. #1c438f
  6. #183877
  7. #132d5f
  8. #0e2247
  9. #091630
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f70ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #447ef0
  3. #598df1
  4. #6d9bf3
  5. #82a9f5
  6. #97b8f7
  7. #acc6f8
  8. #c1d4fa
  9. #d5e2fc
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f70ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f70ee
  2. #3772e3
  3. #3f73d8
  4. #4775cd
  5. #4f76c2
  6. #5878b7
  7. #607aac
  8. #687ba1
  9. #707d96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b7af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f70ee {
  color: #2f70ee;
}
Background
.bg-2f70ee {
  background-color: #2f70ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f70ee {
  border: 2px solid #2f70ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f70ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 112 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f70ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f70ee, #4d2fee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f70ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 112 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.53 #d08f11 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f70ee  rgb(47, 112, 238)  hsl(220, 85%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#eead2f  rgb(238, 173, 47)  hsl(40, 85%, 56%)  Marigold
#ee2f70  rgb(238, 47, 112)  hsl(340, 85%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#70ee2f  rgb(112, 238, 47)  hsl(100, 85%, 56%)  Lawn Green