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#2AAEF7

#2aaef7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2aaef7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 68.24% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83% cyan, 29.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 201.37°, with 92.76% saturation and 56.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.3748

Complementary

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #f7732a

Split complementary

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #f72a48
  3. #f7da2a

Analogous

  1. #2af7da
  2. #2aaef7
  3. #2a48f7

Triadic

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #f72aae
  3. #aef72a

Tetradic

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #732af7
  3. #f7732a
  4. #aef72a

Square

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #da2af7
  3. #f7732a
  4. #48f72a

Monochromatic

  1. #055683
  2. #0887cd
  3. #2aaef7
  4. #74cafa
  5. #bde6fd

Shades

#2aaef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #269dde
  3. #228bc6
  4. #1d7aad
  5. #196894
  6. #15577c
  7. #114663
  8. #0d344a
  9. #082331
  10. #041119
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aaef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #3fb6f8
  3. #55bef9
  4. #6ac6f9
  5. #7fcefa
  6. #95d7fb
  7. #aadffc
  8. #bfe7fd
  9. #d4effd
  10. #eaf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aaef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aaef7
  2. #33a9eb
  3. #3ba5df
  4. #44a0d3
  5. #4c9cc7
  6. #5597bc
  7. #5e92b0
  8. #668ea4
  9. #6f8998
  10. #77858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8baffa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #709df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71aef9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ba4f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aaef7 {
  color: #2aaef7;
}
Background
.bg-2aaef7 {
  background-color: #2aaef7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aaef7 {
  border: 2px solid #2aaef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aaef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 174 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 93% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aaef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aaef7, #2a48f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aaef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 174 247 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.54 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.87 #d55108 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2aaef7  rgb(42, 174, 247)  hsl(201, 93%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f7732a  rgb(247, 115, 42)  hsl(21, 93%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#f72aae  rgb(247, 42, 174)  hsl(321, 93%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#aef72a  rgb(174, 247, 42)  hsl(81, 93%, 57%)  Spring Bud