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#02AAEC

#02aaec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#02aaec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 66.67% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.15% cyan, 27.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 196.92°, with 98.32% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.3482

Complementary

  1. #02aaec
  2. #ec4402

Split complementary

  1. #02aaec
  2. #ec0235
  3. #ecb902

Analogous

  1. #02ecb9
  2. #02aaec
  3. #0235ec

Triadic

  1. #02aaec
  2. #ec02aa
  3. #aaec02

Tetradic

  1. #02aaec
  2. #4402ec
  3. #ec4402
  4. #aaec02

Square

  1. #02aaec
  2. #b902ec
  3. #ec4402
  4. #35ec02

Monochromatic

  1. #013d54
  2. #0173a0
  3. #02aaec
  4. #3dc7fd
  5. #89ddfe

Shades

#02aaec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02aaec
  2. #0299d4
  3. #0288bd
  4. #0177a5
  5. #01668e
  6. #015576
  7. #01445e
  8. #013347
  9. #00222f
  10. #001118
  11. #000000

Tints

#02aaec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02aaec
  2. #1bb3ee
  3. #35bbf0
  4. #4ec4f2
  5. #67ccf4
  6. #81d5f6
  7. #9addf7
  8. #b3e6f9
  9. #cceefb
  10. #e6f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02aaec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02aaec
  2. #0fa6e1
  3. #1ba2d6
  4. #289dcc
  5. #3499c1
  6. #4195b6
  7. #4e91ab
  8. #5a8da0
  9. #678896
  10. #73848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a9ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e97eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6caaee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #569feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02aaec {
  color: #02aaec;
}
Background
.bg-02aaec {
  background-color: #02aaec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-02aaec {
  border: 2px solid #02aaec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02aaec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 170 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02aaec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02aaec, #0235ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02aaec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 170 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.18 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.54 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.57 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.60 #fd5513 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#02aaec  rgb(2, 170, 236)  hsl(197, 98%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#ec4402  rgb(236, 68, 2)  hsl(17, 98%, 47%)  Flame
#ec02aa  rgb(236, 2, 170)  hsl(317, 98%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#aaec02  rgb(170, 236, 2)  hsl(77, 98%, 47%)  Spring Bud