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#2F74AE

#2f74ae ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f74ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.99% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 207.4°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #ae692f

Split complementary

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #ae2f34
  3. #aea82f

Analogous

  1. #2faea8
  2. #2f74ae
  3. #2f34ae

Triadic

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #ae2f74
  3. #74ae2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #692fae
  3. #ae692f
  4. #74ae2f

Square

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #a82fae
  3. #ae692f
  4. #34ae2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2436
  2. #1f4c72
  3. #2f74ae
  4. #589ad2
  5. #94bee2

Shades

#2f74ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #2a689d
  3. #265d8b
  4. #21517a
  5. #1c4668
  6. #183a57
  7. #132e46
  8. #0e2334
  9. #091723
  10. #050c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f74ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #4482b6
  3. #5990be
  4. #6d9ec6
  5. #82acce
  6. #97bad7
  7. #acc7df
  8. #c1d5e7
  9. #d5e3ef
  10. #eaf1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f74ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f74ae
  2. #3775a9
  3. #3f76a5
  4. #4778a0
  5. #4f799c
  6. #587a97
  7. #607b92
  8. #687c8e
  9. #707e89
  10. #787f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d728d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a76b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486aad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c75af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f74ae {
  color: #2f74ae;
}
Background
.bg-2f74ae {
  background-color: #2f74ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f74ae {
  border: 2px solid #2f74ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f74ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 116 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f74ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f74ae, #2f34ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f74ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 116 174 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.05 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.46 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.74 #d08b51 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

French Blue
#2f74ae  rgb(47, 116, 174)  hsl(207, 57%, 43%)  French Blue
#ae692f  rgb(174, 105, 47)  hsl(27, 57%, 43%)  Copper
#ae2f74  rgb(174, 47, 116)  hsl(327, 57%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#74ae2f  rgb(116, 174, 47)  hsl(87, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green