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#2B7DFD

#2b7dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b7dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 216.57°, with 98.13% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2227

Complementary

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #fdab2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #fd422b
  3. #e6fd2b

Analogous

  1. #2be6fd
  2. #2b7dfd
  3. #422bfd

Triadic

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #fd2b7d
  3. #7dfd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #ab2bfd
  3. #fdab2b
  4. #7dfd2b

Square

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #fd2be6
  3. #fdab2b
  4. #2bfd42

Monochromatic

  1. #01388e
  2. #0256d9
  3. #2b7dfd
  4. #77abfe
  5. #c3dafe

Shades

#2b7dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #2771e4
  3. #2264ca
  4. #1e58b1
  5. #1a4b98
  6. #163f7f
  7. #113265
  8. #0d264c
  9. #091933
  10. #040d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b7dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #408afd
  3. #5597fd
  4. #6ba4fe
  5. #80b1fe
  6. #95befe
  7. #aacbfe
  8. #bfd8fe
  9. #d5e5ff
  10. #eaf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b7dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b7dfd
  2. #347df1
  3. #3c7ee4
  4. #457ed8
  5. #4d7ecb
  6. #567fbf
  7. #5e7fb2
  8. #677fa6
  9. #6f7f99
  10. #78808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a80c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2786ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b7dfd {
  color: #2b7dfd;
}
Background
.bg-2b7dfd {
  background-color: #2b7dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b7dfd {
  border: 2px solid #2b7dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b7dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b7dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b7dfd, #422bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b7dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.86 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.48 #d48202 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2b7dfd  rgb(43, 125, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdab2b  rgb(253, 171, 43)  hsl(37, 98%, 58%)  Orange
#fd2b7d  rgb(253, 43, 125)  hsl(337, 98%, 58%)  Rose
#7dfd2b  rgb(125, 253, 43)  hsl(97, 98%, 58%)  Lawn Green