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#2E6DFD

#2e6dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e6dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 98.1% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #fdbe2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #fd572e
  3. #d4fd2e

Analogous

  1. #2ed4fd
  2. #2e6dfd
  3. #572efd

Triadic

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #fd2e6d
  3. #6dfd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #be2efd
  3. #fdbe2e
  4. #6dfd2e

Square

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #fd2ed4
  3. #fdbe2e
  4. #2efd57

Monochromatic

  1. #012d91
  2. #0245dc
  3. #2e6dfd
  4. #7aa2fe
  5. #c6d7fe

Shades

#2e6dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #2962e4
  3. #2557ca
  4. #204cb1
  5. #1c4198
  6. #17377f
  7. #122c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #091633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e6dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #437cfd
  3. #588afd
  4. #6d99fe
  5. #82a7fe
  6. #97b6fe
  7. #abc5fe
  8. #c0d3fe
  9. #d5e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e6dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e6dfd
  2. #366ff1
  3. #3e71e4
  4. #4773d8
  5. #4f75cb
  6. #5777bf
  7. #5f78b2
  8. #677aa6
  9. #707c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 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 #0091aa ≈ 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-2e6dfd {
  color: #2e6dfd;
}
Background
.bg-2e6dfd {
  background-color: #2e6dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e6dfd {
  border: 2px solid #2e6dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e6dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e6dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e6dfd, #572efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e6dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.85 #d19202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#2e6dfd  rgb(46, 109, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbe2e  rgb(253, 190, 46)  hsl(42, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd2e6d  rgb(253, 46, 109)  hsl(342, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd2e  rgb(109, 253, 46)  hsl(102, 98%, 59%)  Lawn Green