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#2F7BDE

#2f7bde ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f7bde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 48.24% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.83% cyan, 44.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 213.94°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.2004

Complementary

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #de922f

Split complementary

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #de3b2f
  3. #d3de2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd3de
  2. #2f7bde
  3. #3b2fde

Triadic

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #de2f7b
  3. #7bde2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #922fde
  3. #de922f
  4. #7bde2f

Square

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #de2fd3
  3. #de922f
  4. #2fde3b

Monochromatic

  1. #103464
  2. #1a57a6
  3. #2f7bde
  4. #71a5e8
  5. #b3cff3

Shades

#2f7bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #2a6fc8
  3. #2662b2
  4. #21569b
  5. #1c4a85
  6. #183e6f
  7. #133159
  8. #0e2543
  9. #09192c
  10. #050c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f7bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #4488e1
  3. #5995e5
  4. #6da3e8
  5. #82b0eb
  6. #97bdef
  7. #accaf2
  8. #c1d7f5
  9. #d5e5f8
  10. #eaf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f7bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f7bde
  2. #377cd5
  3. #3f7ccb
  4. #477dc2
  5. #4f7db8
  6. #587eaf
  7. #607ea6
  8. #687f9c
  9. #707f93
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667bac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4784e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2074dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f81e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2777dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f7bde {
  color: #2f7bde;
}
Background
.bg-2f7bde {
  background-color: #2f7bde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f7bde {
  border: 2px solid #2f7bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f7bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 123 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f7bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f7bde, #3b2fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f7bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 123 222 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.80 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.71 #d08421 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2f7bde  rgb(47, 123, 222)  hsl(214, 73%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#de922f  rgb(222, 146, 47)  hsl(34, 73%, 53%)  Carrot Orange
#de2f7b  rgb(222, 47, 123)  hsl(334, 73%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#7bde2f  rgb(123, 222, 47)  hsl(94, 73%, 53%)  Yellow Green