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#2F74A4

#2f74a4 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f74a4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 45.49% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.34% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 204.62°, with 55.45% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #a45f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #a42f39
  3. #a4992f

Analogous

  1. #2fa499
  2. #2f74a4
  3. #2f39a4

Triadic

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #a42f74
  3. #74a42f

Tetradic

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #5f2fa4
  3. #a45f2f
  4. #74a42f

Square

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #992fa4
  3. #a45f2f
  4. #39a42f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d202d
  2. #1e4a69
  3. #2f74a4
  4. #529bcd
  5. #8ebdde

Shades

#2f74a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #2a6894
  3. #265d83
  4. #215173
  5. #1c4662
  6. #183a52
  7. #132e42
  8. #0e2331
  9. #091721
  10. #050c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f74a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #4482ad
  3. #5990b6
  4. #6d9ebf
  5. #82acc8
  6. #97bad2
  7. #acc7db
  8. #c1d5e4
  9. #d5e3ed
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f74a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f74a4
  2. #3775a0
  3. #3f769d
  4. #477899
  5. #4f7996
  6. #587a92
  7. #607b8e
  8. #687c8b
  9. #707e87
  10. #787f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e75a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6aa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f75a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #446ea3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f74a4 {
  color: #2f74a4;
}
Background
.bg-2f74a4 {
  background-color: #2f74a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f74a4 {
  border: 2px solid #2f74a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f74a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 116 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 55% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f74a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f74a4, #2f39a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f74a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 116 164 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.23 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.11 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.14 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.86 #d08b5b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

French Blue
#2f74a4  rgb(47, 116, 164)  hsl(205, 55%, 41%)  French Blue
#a45f2f  rgb(164, 95, 47)  hsl(25, 55%, 41%)  Sienna
#a42f74  rgb(164, 47, 116)  hsl(325, 55%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#74a42f  rgb(116, 164, 47)  hsl(85, 55%, 41%)  Olive Drab