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#2A99CF

#2a99cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a99cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 60% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.71% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 199.64°, with 66.27% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2778

Complementary

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #cf602a

Split complementary

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #cf2a46
  3. #cfb32a

Analogous

  1. #2acfb3
  2. #2a99cf
  3. #2a46cf

Triadic

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #cf2a99
  3. #99cf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #602acf
  3. #cf602a
  4. #99cf2a

Square

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #b32acf
  3. #cf602a
  4. #46cf2a

Monochromatic

  1. #103b50
  2. #1d6a8f
  3. #2a99cf
  4. #66b8e0
  5. #a5d5ed

Shades

#2a99cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #268aba
  3. #227aa6
  4. #1d6b91
  5. #195c7c
  6. #154d68
  7. #113d53
  8. #0d2e3e
  9. #081f29
  10. #040f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a99cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #3fa3d4
  3. #55add9
  4. #6ab8dd
  5. #7fc2e2
  6. #95cce7
  7. #aad6ec
  8. #bfe0f1
  9. #d4ebf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a99cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a99cf
  2. #3397c7
  3. #3b94bf
  4. #4492b7
  5. #4c8faf
  6. #558da8
  7. #5e8aa0
  8. #668898
  9. #6f8590
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7494ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f98d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6989ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6799d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5690ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a99cf {
  color: #2a99cf;
}
Background
.bg-2a99cf {
  background-color: #2a99cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a99cf {
  border: 2px solid #2a99cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a99cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 153 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a99cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a99cf, #2a46cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a99cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 153 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.18 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.90 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.20 #d56630 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2a99cf  rgb(42, 153, 207)  hsl(200, 66%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#cf602a  rgb(207, 96, 42)  hsl(20, 66%, 49%)  Flame
#cf2a99  rgb(207, 42, 153)  hsl(320, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#99cf2a  rgb(153, 207, 42)  hsl(80, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green