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#22A2EF

#22a2ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#22a2ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 63.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.77% cyan, 32.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 202.54°, with 86.5% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3241

Complementary

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #ef6f22

Split complementary

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #ef223b
  3. #efd622

Analogous

  1. #22efd6
  2. #22a2ef
  3. #223bef

Triadic

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #ef22a2
  3. #a2ef22

Tetradic

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #6f22ef
  3. #ef6f22
  4. #a2ef22

Square

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #d622ef
  3. #ef6f22
  4. #3bef22

Monochromatic

  1. #084970
  2. #0d77b7
  3. #22a2ef
  4. #69c0f4
  5. #b1def9

Shades

#22a2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #1f92d7
  3. #1b82bf
  4. #1871a7
  5. #14618f
  6. #115178
  7. #0e4160
  8. #0a3148
  9. #072030
  10. #031018
  11. #000000

Tints

#22a2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #38abf1
  3. #4eb5f2
  4. #64bef4
  5. #7ac7f5
  6. #91d1f7
  7. #a7daf9
  8. #bde3fa
  9. #d3ecfc
  10. #e9f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#22a2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #22a2ef
  2. #2b9fe4
  3. #359bd9
  4. #3e98ce
  5. #4894c3
  6. #5191b8
  7. #5a8eac
  8. #648aa1
  9. #6d8796
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da4f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6192ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65a3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f99ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aed3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-22a2ef {
  color: #22a2ef;
}
Background
.bg-22a2ef {
  background-color: #22a2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-22a2ef {
  border: 2px solid #22a2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #22a2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 162 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-22a2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #22a2ef, #223bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-22a2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 162 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.57 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.73 #dd5d10 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#22a2ef  rgb(34, 162, 239)  hsl(203, 87%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#ef6f22  rgb(239, 111, 34)  hsl(23, 87%, 54%)  Pumpkin
#ef22a2  rgb(239, 34, 162)  hsl(323, 87%, 54%)  Persian Rose
#a2ef22  rgb(162, 239, 34)  hsl(83, 87%, 54%)  Spring Bud