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#2F76AA

#2f76aa ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f76aa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 46.27% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.35% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 205.37°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #aa632f

Split complementary

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #aa2f38
  3. #aaa12f

Analogous

  1. #2faaa1
  2. #2f76aa
  3. #2f38aa

Triadic

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #aa2f76
  3. #76aa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #632faa
  3. #aa632f
  4. #76aa2f

Square

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #a12faa
  3. #aa632f
  4. #38aa2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2332
  2. #1e4c6e
  3. #2f76aa
  4. #559cd0
  5. #91bfe1

Shades

#2f76aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #2a6a99
  3. #265e88
  4. #215377
  5. #1c4766
  6. #183b55
  7. #132f44
  8. #0e2333
  9. #091822
  10. #050c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f76aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #4484b3
  3. #5991bb
  4. #6d9fc4
  5. #82adcc
  6. #97bbd5
  7. #acc8dd
  8. #c1d6e6
  9. #d5e4ee
  10. #eaf1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f76aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f76aa
  2. #3777a6
  3. #3f78a2
  4. #47799d
  5. #4f7a99
  6. #587b95
  7. #607c91
  8. #687d8d
  9. #707e88
  10. #787f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d738b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e77ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f77ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4370a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f76aa {
  color: #2f76aa;
}
Background
.bg-2f76aa {
  background-color: #2f76aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f76aa {
  border: 2px solid #2f76aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f76aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 118 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f76aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f76aa, #2f38aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f76aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 118 170 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.04 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.63 #d08955 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

French Blue
#2f76aa  rgb(47, 118, 170)  hsl(205, 57%, 43%)  French Blue
#aa632f  rgb(170, 99, 47)  hsl(25, 57%, 43%)  Copper
#aa2f76  rgb(170, 47, 118)  hsl(325, 57%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#76aa2f  rgb(118, 170, 47)  hsl(85, 57%, 43%)  Apple Green