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#2A72FF closest to Hadfield Blue

#2A72FF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Hadfield Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 44.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(42, 114, 255)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 84% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #2A72FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.95:1.

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Variations of #2A72FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2A72FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2A72FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2A72FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0072FC
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0085FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007FFF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0072FC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0073FE
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0095AD
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0082DF
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7B7B7B
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D79A9

#2A72FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.24:1 Poor#2A72FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.95:1 Good#2A72FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2A72FF in CSS

/* Hadfield Blue */
.color { color: #2A72FF; }
.background { background-color: #2A72FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2A72FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 114 255);
color: hsl(220 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.593 0.222 261.9);

#2A72FF FAQ

What color is #2A72FF?

#2A72FF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2A72FF?

#2A72FF is rgb(42, 114, 255) in RGB, hsl(220, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(84%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2A72FF?

The complementary color of #2A72FF is #FFB72A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2A72FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #2A72FF: 4.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2A72FF a warm or cool color?

#2A72FF is a cool color.