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#2F72FC

#2f72fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f72fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 44.71% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.35% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.39°, with 97.16% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #fcb92f

Split complementary

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #fc532f
  3. #d9fc2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd9fc
  2. #2f72fc
  3. #532ffc

Triadic

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #fc2f72
  3. #72fc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #b92ffc
  3. #fcb92f
  4. #72fc2f

Square

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #fc2fd9
  3. #fcb92f
  4. #2ffc53

Monochromatic

  1. #023090
  2. #034adb
  3. #2f72fc
  4. #7aa5fd
  5. #c6d8fe

Shades

#2f72fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #2a67e3
  3. #265bca
  4. #2150b0
  5. #1c4497
  6. #18397e
  7. #132e65
  8. #0e224c
  9. #091732
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f72fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #4480fc
  3. #598efd
  4. #6d9cfd
  5. #82aafd
  6. #97b9fe
  7. #acc7fe
  8. #c1d5fe
  9. #d5e3fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f72fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f72fc
  2. #3773f0
  3. #3f75e3
  4. #4776d7
  5. #4f78ca
  6. #5879be
  7. #607ab2
  8. #687ca5
  9. #707d99
  10. #787f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6577bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #027dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f72fc {
  color: #2f72fc;
}
Background
.bg-2f72fc {
  background-color: #2f72fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f72fc {
  border: 2px solid #2f72fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f72fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f72fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f72fc, #532ffc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f72fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.88 #d08d03 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f72fc  rgb(47, 114, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb92f  rgb(252, 185, 47)  hsl(40, 97%, 59%)  Amber
#fc2f72  rgb(252, 47, 114)  hsl(340, 97%, 59%)  Rose
#72fc2f  rgb(114, 252, 47)  hsl(100, 97%, 59%)  Lawn Green