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#2F7CBC

#2f7cbc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f7cbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 48.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 34.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.23°, with 60% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #bc6f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #bc2f36
  3. #bcb52f

Analogous

  1. #2fbcb5
  2. #2f7cbc
  3. #2f36bc

Triadic

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #bc2f7c
  3. #7cbc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #6f2fbc
  3. #bc6f2f
  4. #7cbc2f

Square

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #b52fbc
  3. #bc6f2f
  4. #36bc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #102b42
  2. #20547f
  3. #2f7cbc
  4. #60a1d7
  5. #9dc5e7

Shades

#2f7cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #2a70a9
  3. #266396
  4. #215784
  5. #1c4a71
  6. #183e5e
  7. #13324b
  8. #0e2538
  9. #091926
  10. #050c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f7cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #4489c3
  3. #5996c9
  4. #6da3d0
  5. #82b0d7
  6. #97bede
  7. #accbe4
  8. #c1d8eb
  9. #d5e5f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f7cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f7cbc
  2. #377cb6
  3. #3f7db0
  4. #477daa
  5. #4f7ea4
  6. #587e9e
  7. #607e98
  8. #687f92
  9. #707f8c
  10. #788086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a72bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4176bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f7cbc {
  color: #2f7cbc;
}
Background
.bg-2f7cbc {
  background-color: #2f7cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f7cbc {
  border: 2px solid #2f7cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f7cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 124 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f7cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f7cbc, #2f36bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f7cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 124 188 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.91 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.13 #d08343 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2f7cbc  rgb(47, 124, 188)  hsl(207, 60%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#bc6f2f  rgb(188, 111, 47)  hsl(27, 60%, 46%)  Copper
#bc2f7c  rgb(188, 47, 124)  hsl(327, 60%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cbc2f  rgb(124, 188, 47)  hsl(87, 60%, 46%)  Apple Green