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#2CA2EF

#2ca2ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ca2ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 63.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 32.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.69°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.3261

Complementary

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #ef792c

Split complementary

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #ef2c41
  3. #efda2c

Analogous

  1. #2cefda
  2. #2ca2ef
  3. #2c41ef

Triadic

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #ef2ca2
  3. #a2ef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #792cef
  3. #ef792c
  4. #a2ef2c

Square

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #da2cef
  3. #ef792c
  4. #41ef2c

Monochromatic

  1. #094d79
  2. #0f7ac0
  3. #2ca2ef
  4. #73c1f4
  5. #bae1fa

Shades

#2ca2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #2892d7
  3. #2382bf
  4. #1f71a7
  5. #1a618f
  6. #165178
  7. #124160
  8. #0d3148
  9. #092030
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #41abf1
  3. #56b5f2
  4. #6bbef4
  5. #80c7f5
  6. #96d1f7
  7. #abdaf9
  8. #c0e3fa
  9. #d5ecfc
  10. #eaf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca2ef
  2. #349fe4
  3. #3d9bd9
  4. #4598ce
  5. #4e94c3
  6. #5691b8
  7. #5e8eac
  8. #678aa1
  9. #6f8796
  10. #78838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9ec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ea4f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6293ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67a3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5299ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aed3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca2ef {
  color: #2ca2ef;
}
Background
.bg-2ca2ef {
  background-color: #2ca2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca2ef {
  border: 2px solid #2ca2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 162 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca2ef, #2c41ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 162 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.58 #d35d10 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2ca2ef  rgb(44, 162, 239)  hsl(204, 86%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#ef792c  rgb(239, 121, 44)  hsl(24, 86%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#ef2ca2  rgb(239, 44, 162)  hsl(324, 86%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#a2ef2c  rgb(162, 239, 44)  hsl(84, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud