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#2A98CE

#2a98ce ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a98ce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 59.61% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.61% cyan, 26.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 199.76°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.274

Complementary

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #ce602a

Split complementary

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #ce2a46
  3. #ceb22a

Analogous

  1. #2aceb2
  2. #2a98ce
  3. #2a46ce

Triadic

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #ce2a98
  3. #98ce2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #602ace
  3. #ce602a
  4. #98ce2a

Square

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #b22ace
  3. #ce602a
  4. #46ce2a

Monochromatic

  1. #103a4f
  2. #1d698e
  3. #2a98ce
  4. #65b7e0
  5. #a4d5ed

Shades

#2a98ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #2689b9
  3. #227aa5
  4. #1d6a90
  5. #195b7c
  6. #154c67
  7. #113d52
  8. #0d2e3e
  9. #081e29
  10. #040f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a98ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #3fa2d3
  3. #55add8
  4. #6ab7dd
  5. #7fc1e2
  6. #95cce7
  7. #aad6eb
  8. #bfe0f0
  9. #d4eaf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a98ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a98ce
  2. #3396c6
  3. #3b93be
  4. #4491b7
  5. #4c8eaf
  6. #558ca7
  7. #5e8a9f
  8. #668797
  9. #6f8590
  10. #778288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7493ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e97d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6888cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6698cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #568fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a98ce {
  color: #2a98ce;
}
Background
.bg-2a98ce {
  background-color: #2a98ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a98ce {
  border: 2px solid #2a98ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a98ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 152 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a98ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a98ce, #2a46ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a98ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 152 206 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.60 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.06 #d56731 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2a98ce  rgb(42, 152, 206)  hsl(200, 66%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ce602a  rgb(206, 96, 42)  hsl(20, 66%, 49%)  Flame
#ce2a98  rgb(206, 42, 152)  hsl(320, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#98ce2a  rgb(152, 206, 42)  hsl(80, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green