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#2AA4E2

#2aa4e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2aa4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 200.22°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.3253

Complementary

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #e2682a

Split complementary

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #e22a48
  3. #e2c42a

Analogous

  1. #2ae2c4
  2. #2aa4e2
  3. #2a48e2

Triadic

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #e22aa4
  3. #a4e22a

Tetradic

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #682ae2
  3. #e2682a
  4. #a4e22a

Square

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #c42ae2
  3. #e2682a
  4. #48e22a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4865
  2. #1777a9
  3. #2aa4e2
  4. #6dc1eb
  5. #b1def4

Shades

#2aa4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #2694cb
  3. #2283b5
  4. #1d739e
  5. #196288
  6. #155271
  7. #11425a
  8. #0d3144
  9. #08212d
  10. #041017
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aa4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #3fade5
  3. #55b6e8
  4. #6abfeb
  5. #7fc8ee
  6. #95d2f1
  7. #aadbf3
  8. #bfe4f6
  9. #d4edf9
  10. #eaf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aa4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aa4e2
  2. #33a0d8
  3. #3b9dce
  4. #4499c5
  5. #4c96bb
  6. #5592b1
  7. #5e8ea7
  8. #668b9d
  9. #6f8794
  10. #77848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9ebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a4e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e93e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6da4e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a9ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aa4e2 {
  color: #2aa4e2;
}
Background
.bg-2aa4e2 {
  background-color: #2aa4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aa4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2aa4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aa4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aa4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aa4e2, #2a48e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aa4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.52 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.86 #d55b1d Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2aa4e2  rgb(42, 164, 226)  hsl(200, 76%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#e2682a  rgb(226, 104, 42)  hsl(20, 76%, 53%)  Persimmon
#e22aa4  rgb(226, 42, 164)  hsl(320, 76%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#a4e22a  rgb(164, 226, 42)  hsl(80, 76%, 53%)  Inchworm