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#2F73FB

#2f73fb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f73fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 45.1% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.27% cyan, 54.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 96.23% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1983

Complementary

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #fbb72f

Split complementary

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #fb512f
  3. #d9fb2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd9fb
  2. #2f73fb
  3. #512ffb

Triadic

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #fb2f73
  3. #73fb2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #b72ffb
  3. #fbb72f
  4. #73fb2f

Square

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #fb2fd9
  3. #fbb72f
  4. #2ffb51

Monochromatic

  1. #03318e
  2. #044bd9
  3. #2f73fb
  4. #7aa6fc
  5. #c5d8fe

Shades

#2f73fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #2a68e2
  3. #265cc9
  4. #2151b0
  5. #1c4597
  6. #183a7e
  7. #132e64
  8. #0e234b
  9. #091732
  10. #050c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f73fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #4481fb
  3. #598ffc
  4. #6d9dfc
  5. #82abfd
  6. #97b9fd
  7. #acc7fd
  8. #c1d5fe
  9. #d5e3fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f73fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f73fb
  2. #3774ef
  3. #3f76e2
  4. #4777d6
  5. #4f78ca
  6. #587abe
  7. #607bb1
  8. #687ca5
  9. #707d99
  10. #787f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6578bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c7efe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f73fb {
  color: #2f73fb;
}
Background
.bg-2f73fb {
  background-color: #2f73fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f73fb {
  border: 2px solid #2f73fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f73fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 115 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f73fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f73fb, #512ffb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f73fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 115 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.63 #d08c04 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f73fb  rgb(47, 115, 251)  hsl(220, 96%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbb72f  rgb(251, 183, 47)  hsl(40, 96%, 58%)  Amber
#fb2f73  rgb(251, 47, 115)  hsl(340, 96%, 58%)  Rose
#73fb2f  rgb(115, 251, 47)  hsl(100, 96%, 58%)  Lawn Green