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#2F71AC

#2f71ac ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f71ac is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 44.31% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.67% cyan, 34.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 208.32°, with 57.08% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #ac6a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #ac2f32
  3. #aca82f

Analogous

  1. #2faca8
  2. #2f71ac
  3. #2f32ac

Triadic

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #ac2f71
  3. #71ac2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #6a2fac
  3. #ac6a2f
  4. #71ac2f

Square

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #a82fac
  3. #ac6a2f
  4. #32ac2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2234
  2. #1f4a70
  3. #2f71ac
  4. #5797d1
  5. #93bce1

Shades

#2f71ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #2a669b
  3. #265a8a
  4. #214f78
  5. #1c4467
  6. #183956
  7. #132d45
  8. #0e2234
  9. #091722
  10. #050b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f71ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #447fb4
  3. #598dbd
  4. #6d9cc5
  5. #82aacd
  6. #97b8d6
  7. #acc6de
  8. #c1d4e6
  9. #d5e3ee
  10. #eaf1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f71ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f71ac
  2. #3773a8
  3. #3f74a3
  4. #47769f
  5. #4f779a
  6. #587996
  7. #607a92
  8. #687c8d
  9. #707d89
  10. #787f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5674ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4468ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4973ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d6cab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f71ac {
  color: #2f71ac;
}
Background
.bg-2f71ac {
  background-color: #2f71ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f71ac {
  border: 2px solid #2f71ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f71ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 113 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f71ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f71ac, #2f32ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f71ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 113 172 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.13 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.38 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.50 #d08e53 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

French Blue
#2f71ac  rgb(47, 113, 172)  hsl(208, 57%, 43%)  French Blue
#ac6a2f  rgb(172, 106, 47)  hsl(28, 57%, 43%)  Copper
#ac2f71  rgb(172, 47, 113)  hsl(328, 57%, 43%)  Jazzberry Jam
#71ac2f  rgb(113, 172, 47)  hsl(88, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green