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#2B6DFD

#2b6dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b6dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 98.13% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #fdbb2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #fd522b
  3. #d6fd2b

Analogous

  1. #2bd6fd
  2. #2b6dfd
  3. #522bfd

Triadic

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #fd2b6d
  3. #6dfd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #bb2bfd
  3. #fdbb2b
  4. #6dfd2b

Square

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #fd2bd6
  3. #fdbb2b
  4. #2bfd52

Monochromatic

  1. #012d8e
  2. #0246d9
  3. #2b6dfd
  4. #77a1fe
  5. #c3d5fe

Shades

#2b6dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #2762e4
  3. #2257ca
  4. #1e4cb1
  5. #1a4198
  6. #16377f
  7. #112c65
  8. #0d214c
  9. #091633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b6dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #407cfd
  3. #558afd
  4. #6b99fe
  5. #80a7fe
  6. #95b6fe
  7. #aac5fe
  8. #bfd3fe
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b6dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b6dfd
  2. #346ff1
  3. #3c71e4
  4. #4573d8
  5. #4d75cb
  6. #5677bf
  7. #5e78b2
  8. #677aa6
  9. #6f7c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6273bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b6dfd {
  color: #2b6dfd;
}
Background
.bg-2b6dfd {
  background-color: #2b6dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b6dfd {
  border: 2px solid #2b6dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b6dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b6dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b6dfd, #522bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b6dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.73 #d49202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b6dfd  rgb(43, 109, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbb2b  rgb(253, 187, 43)  hsl(41, 98%, 58%)  Amber
#fd2b6d  rgb(253, 43, 109)  hsl(341, 98%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd2b  rgb(109, 253, 43)  hsl(101, 98%, 58%)  Lawn Green