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#2F80CC

#2f80cc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f80cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 50.2% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.96% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 209.04°, with 62.55% saturation and 49.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.204

Complementary

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #cc7b2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #cc2f32
  3. #ccca2f

Analogous

  1. #2fccca
  2. #2f80cc
  3. #2f32cc

Triadic

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #cc2f80
  3. #80cc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #7b2fcc
  3. #cc7b2f
  4. #80cc2f

Square

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #ca2fcc
  3. #cc7b2f
  4. #32cc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #123250
  2. #21598e
  3. #2f80cc
  4. #6ba6dd
  5. #a9cbeb

Shades

#2f80cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #2a73b8
  3. #2666a3
  4. #215a8f
  5. #1c4d7a
  6. #184066
  7. #133352
  8. #0e263d
  9. #091a29
  10. #050d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f80cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #448dd1
  3. #5999d6
  4. #6da6db
  5. #82b3e0
  6. #97c0e6
  7. #accceb
  8. #c1d9f0
  9. #d5e6f5
  10. #eaf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f80cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f80cc
  2. #3780c4
  3. #3f80bd
  4. #4780b5
  5. #4f80ae
  6. #5880a6
  7. #60809e
  8. #688097
  9. #70808f
  10. #788088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667ea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c85cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4476cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e83ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f80cc {
  color: #2f80cc;
}
Background
.bg-2f80cc {
  background-color: #2f80cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f80cc {
  border: 2px solid #2f80cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f80cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 128 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f80cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f80cc, #2f32cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f80cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 128 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.73 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.12 #d07f33 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#2f80cc  rgb(47, 128, 204)  hsl(209, 63%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#cc7b2f  rgb(204, 123, 47)  hsl(29, 63%, 49%)  Bronze
#cc2f80  rgb(204, 47, 128)  hsl(329, 63%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#80cc2f  rgb(128, 204, 47)  hsl(89, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green