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#2C6DFD

#2c6dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c6dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.34°, with 98.12% saturation and 58.24% 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 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #fdbc2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #fd542c
  3. #d6fd2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd6fd
  2. #2c6dfd
  3. #542cfd

Triadic

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #fd2c6d
  3. #6dfd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #bc2cfd
  3. #fdbc2c
  4. #6dfd2c

Square

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #fd2cd6
  3. #fdbc2c
  4. #2cfd54

Monochromatic

  1. #012d8f
  2. #0245da
  3. #2c6dfd
  4. #78a1fe
  5. #c4d6fe

Shades

#2c6dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #2862e4
  3. #2357ca
  4. #1f4cb1
  5. #1a4198
  6. #16377f
  7. #122c65
  8. #0d214c
  9. #091633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c6dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #417cfd
  3. #568afd
  4. #6b99fe
  5. #80a7fe
  6. #96b6fe
  7. #abc5fe
  8. #c0d3fe
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c6dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c6dfd
  2. #346ff1
  3. #3d71e4
  4. #4573d8
  5. #4e75cb
  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-2c6dfd {
  color: #2c6dfd;
}
Background
.bg-2c6dfd {
  background-color: #2c6dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c6dfd {
  border: 2px solid #2c6dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c6dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c6dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c6dfd, #542cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c6dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.30 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.77 #d39202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2c6dfd  rgb(44, 109, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbc2c  rgb(253, 188, 44)  hsl(41, 98%, 58%)  Amber
#fd2c6d  rgb(253, 44, 109)  hsl(341, 98%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd2c  rgb(109, 253, 44)  hsl(101, 98%, 58%)  Lawn Green