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#2C9BCD

#2c9bcd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c9bcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 60.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.54% cyan, 24.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 198.63°, with 64.66% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #cd5e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #cd2c4b
  3. #cdae2c

Analogous

  1. #2ccdae
  2. #2c9bcd
  3. #2c4bcd

Triadic

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #cd2c9b
  3. #9bcd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #5e2ccd
  3. #cd5e2c
  4. #9bcd2c

Square

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #ae2ccd
  3. #cd5e2c
  4. #4bcd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #113c4f
  2. #1e6b8e
  3. #2c9bcd
  4. #67b9de
  5. #a6d6ec

Shades

#2c9bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #288cb9
  3. #237ca4
  4. #1f6d90
  5. #1a5d7b
  6. #164e67
  7. #123e52
  8. #0d2f3e
  9. #091f29
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c9bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #41a5d2
  3. #56afd7
  4. #6bb9dc
  5. #80c3e1
  6. #96cde6
  7. #abd7eb
  8. #c0e1f0
  9. #d5ebf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c9bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #3498c5
  3. #3d96be
  4. #4593b6
  5. #4e90ae
  6. #568ea7
  7. #5e8b9f
  8. #678897
  9. #6f858f
  10. #788388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7695ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a91cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c9bcd {
  color: #2c9bcd;
}
Background
.bg-2c9bcd {
  background-color: #2c9bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c9bcd {
  border: 2px solid #2c9bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c9bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 155 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c9bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9bcd, #2c4bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c9bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 155 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.70 #d36432 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2c9bcd  rgb(44, 155, 205)  hsl(199, 65%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#cd5e2c  rgb(205, 94, 44)  hsl(19, 65%, 49%)  Flame
#cd2c9b  rgb(205, 44, 155)  hsl(319, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bcd2c  rgb(155, 205, 44)  hsl(79, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green