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#2F7AFF

#2f7aff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f7aff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 47.84% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.57% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 218.37°, with 100% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.2174

Complementary

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #ffb42f

Split complementary

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #ff4c2f
  3. #e2ff2f

Analogous

  1. #2fe2ff
  2. #2f7aff
  3. #4c2fff

Triadic

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #ff2f7a
  3. #7aff2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #b42fff
  3. #ffb42f
  4. #7aff2f

Square

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #ff2fe2
  3. #ffb42f
  4. #2fff4c

Monochromatic

  1. #003695
  2. #0051e2
  3. #2f7aff
  4. #7cabff
  5. #c8dcff

Shades

#2f7aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #2a6ee6
  3. #2662cc
  4. #2155b3
  5. #1c4999
  6. #183d80
  7. #133166
  8. #0e254d
  9. #091833
  10. #050c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f7aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #4487ff
  3. #5995ff
  4. #6da2ff
  5. #82afff
  6. #97bdff
  7. #accaff
  8. #c1d7ff
  9. #d5e4ff
  10. #eaf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f7aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f7aff
  2. #377bf2
  3. #3f7be6
  4. #477cd9
  5. #4f7ccc
  6. #587dc0
  7. #607eb3
  8. #687ea6
  9. #707f99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e8aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f84ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0079fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f7aff {
  color: #2f7aff;
}
Background
.bg-2f7aff {
  background-color: #2f7aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f7aff {
  border: 2px solid #2f7aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f7aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 122 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f7aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f7aff, #4c2fff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f7aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 122 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.43 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.69 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.79 #d08500 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2f7aff  rgb(47, 122, 255)  hsl(218, 100%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb42f  rgb(255, 180, 47)  hsl(38, 100%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#ff2f7a  rgb(255, 47, 122)  hsl(338, 100%, 59%)  Rose
#7aff2f  rgb(122, 255, 47)  hsl(98, 100%, 59%)  Lawn Green