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#2B99CC

#2b99cc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b99cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 60% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 199.01°, with 65.18% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2766

Complementary

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #cc5e2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #cc2b48
  3. #ccaf2b

Analogous

  1. #2bccaf
  2. #2b99cc
  3. #2b48cc

Triadic

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #cc2b99
  3. #99cc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #5e2bcc
  3. #cc5e2b
  4. #99cc2b

Square

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #af2bcc
  3. #cc5e2b
  4. #48cc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #103a4e
  2. #1e6a8d
  3. #2b99cc
  4. #65b8df
  5. #a4d5ec

Shades

#2b99cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #278ab8
  3. #227aa3
  4. #1e6b8f
  5. #1a5c7a
  6. #164d66
  7. #113d52
  8. #0d2e3d
  9. #091f29
  10. #040f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b99cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #40a3d1
  3. #55add6
  4. #6bb8db
  5. #80c2e0
  6. #95cce6
  7. #aad6eb
  8. #bfe0f0
  9. #d5ebf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b99cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b99cc
  2. #3497c4
  3. #3c94bd
  4. #4592b5
  5. #4d8fae
  6. #568da6
  7. #5e8a9e
  8. #678897
  9. #6f858f
  10. #788388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7493ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8098ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a89cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6898cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5890cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b99cc {
  color: #2b99cc;
}
Background
.bg-2b99cc {
  background-color: #2b99cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b99cc {
  border: 2px solid #2b99cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b99cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 153 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b99cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b99cc, #2b48cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b99cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 153 204 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.49 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.72 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.03 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.08 #d46633 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2b99cc  rgb(43, 153, 204)  hsl(199, 65%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#cc5e2b  rgb(204, 94, 43)  hsl(19, 65%, 48%)  Flame
#cc2b99  rgb(204, 43, 153)  hsl(319, 65%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#99cc2b  rgb(153, 204, 43)  hsl(79, 65%, 48%)  Yellow Green