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#2492D2

#2492d2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2492d2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 57.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.86% cyan, 30.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 202.07°, with 70.73% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.2559

Complementary

  1. #2492d2
  2. #d26424

Split complementary

  1. #2492d2
  2. #d2243b
  3. #d2bb24

Analogous

  1. #24d2bb
  2. #2492d2
  3. #243bd2

Triadic

  1. #2492d2
  2. #d22492
  3. #92d224

Tetradic

  1. #2492d2
  2. #6424d2
  3. #d26424
  4. #92d224

Square

  1. #2492d2
  2. #bb24d2
  3. #d26424
  4. #3bd224

Monochromatic

  1. #0e374f
  2. #196591
  3. #2492d2
  4. #5fb3e4
  5. #a0d2ef

Shades

#2492d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2492d2
  2. #2083bd
  3. #1d75a8
  4. #196693
  5. #16587e
  6. #124969
  7. #0e3a54
  8. #0b2c3f
  9. #071d2a
  10. #040f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2492d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2492d2
  2. #3a9dd7
  3. #50a8db
  4. #66b3e0
  5. #7cbee4
  6. #92c9e9
  7. #a7d3ed
  8. #bddef2
  9. #d3e9f6
  10. #e9f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2492d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2492d2
  2. #2d90ca
  3. #368ec2
  4. #408db9
  5. #498bb1
  6. #5289a9
  7. #5b87a1
  8. #648599
  9. #6e8490
  10. #778288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7493d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c83d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e93d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b8ad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2492d2 {
  color: #2492d2;
}
Background
.bg-2492d2 {
  background-color: #2492d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2492d2 {
  border: 2px solid #2492d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2492d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 146 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2492d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2492d2, #243bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2492d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 146 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.76 #db6d2d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2492d2  rgb(36, 146, 210)  hsl(202, 71%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d26424  rgb(210, 100, 36)  hsl(22, 71%, 48%)  Chocolate
#d22492  rgb(210, 36, 146)  hsl(322, 71%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#92d224  rgb(146, 210, 36)  hsl(82, 71%, 48%)  Yellow Green