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#2196DC

#2196dc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2196dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 58.82% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 31.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 202.46°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.273

Complementary

  1. #2196dc
  2. #dc6721

Split complementary

  1. #2196dc
  2. #dc2139
  3. #dcc521

Analogous

  1. #21dcc5
  2. #2196dc
  3. #2139dc

Triadic

  1. #2196dc
  2. #dc2196
  3. #96dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2196dc
  2. #6721dc
  3. #dc6721
  4. #96dc21

Square

  1. #2196dc
  2. #c521dc
  3. #dc6721
  4. #39dc21

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3b57
  2. #176999
  3. #2196dc
  4. #62b6e7
  5. #a5d5f1

Shades

#2196dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2196dc
  2. #1e87c6
  3. #1a78b0
  4. #17699a
  5. #145a84
  6. #114b6e
  7. #0d3c58
  8. #0a2d42
  9. #071e2c
  10. #030f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2196dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2196dc
  2. #37a1e0
  3. #4dabe3
  4. #64b6e7
  5. #7ac0ea
  6. #90cbee
  7. #a6d5f1
  8. #bce0f5
  9. #d3eaf8
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2196dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2196dc
  2. #2b94d3
  3. #3492ca
  4. #3e8fc0
  5. #478db7
  6. #518bae
  7. #5a89a5
  8. #64879c
  9. #6d8492
  10. #778289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7392b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7598df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b87db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e97de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a8ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2196dc {
  color: #2196dc;
}
Background
.bg-2196dc {
  background-color: #2196dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2196dc {
  border: 2px solid #2196dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2196dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 150 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2196dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2196dc, #2139dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2196dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 150 220 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.96 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.60 #de6923 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2196dc  rgb(33, 150, 220)  hsl(202, 74%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#dc6721  rgb(220, 103, 33)  hsl(22, 74%, 50%)  Chocolate
#dc2196  rgb(220, 33, 150)  hsl(322, 74%, 50%)  Mulberry
#96dc21  rgb(150, 220, 33)  hsl(82, 74%, 50%)  Yellow Green