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#2995D3

#2995d3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2995d3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 58.43% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.57% cyan, 29.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 201.88°, with 67.46% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.2667

Complementary

  1. #2995d3
  2. #d36729

Split complementary

  1. #2995d3
  2. #d32940
  3. #d3bc29

Analogous

  1. #29d3bc
  2. #2995d3
  3. #2940d3

Triadic

  1. #2995d3
  2. #d32995
  3. #95d329

Tetradic

  1. #2995d3
  2. #6729d3
  3. #d36729
  4. #95d329

Square

  1. #2995d3
  2. #bc29d3
  3. #d36729
  4. #40d329

Monochromatic

  1. #103b53
  2. #1d6893
  3. #2995d3
  4. #67b5e1
  5. #a7d4ee

Shades

#2995d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2995d3
  2. #2586be
  3. #2177a9
  4. #1d6894
  5. #19597f
  6. #154b6a
  7. #103c54
  8. #0c2d3f
  9. #081e2a
  10. #040f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2995d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2995d3
  2. #3ea0d7
  3. #54aadc
  4. #69b5e0
  5. #7fbfe5
  6. #94cae9
  7. #a9d5ed
  8. #bfdff2
  9. #d4eaf6
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2995d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2995d3
  2. #3293cb
  3. #3a91c2
  4. #438fba
  5. #4c8db2
  6. #558baa
  7. #5d88a1
  8. #668699
  9. #6f8491
  10. #778288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7290ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7896d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6186d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6195d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #508cd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2995d3 {
  color: #2995d3;
}
Background
.bg-2995d3 {
  background-color: #2995d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2995d3 {
  border: 2px solid #2995d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2995d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 149 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 67% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2995d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2995d3, #2940d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2995d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 149 211 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.01 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.74 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.45 #d66a2c Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2995d3  rgb(41, 149, 211)  hsl(202, 67%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d36729  rgb(211, 103, 41)  hsl(22, 67%, 49%)  Chocolate
#d32995  rgb(211, 41, 149)  hsl(322, 67%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#95d329  rgb(149, 211, 41)  hsl(82, 67%, 49%)  Yellow Green