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#2CA2F6

#2ca2f6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ca2f6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.11% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 204.95°, with 91.82% saturation and 56.86% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.3303

Complementary

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #f6802c

Split complementary

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #f62c3d
  3. #f6e52c

Analogous

  1. #2cf6e5
  2. #2ca2f6
  3. #2c3df6

Triadic

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #f62ca2
  3. #a2f62c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #802cf6
  3. #f6802c
  4. #a2f62c

Square

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #e52cf6
  3. #f6802c
  4. #3df62c

Monochromatic

  1. #064f83
  2. #097bcd
  3. #2ca2f6
  4. #75c2f9
  5. #bfe3fc

Shades

#2ca2f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #2892dd
  3. #2382c5
  4. #1f71ac
  5. #1a6194
  6. #16517b
  7. #124162
  8. #0d314a
  9. #092031
  10. #041019
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca2f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #41abf7
  3. #56b5f8
  4. #6bbef9
  5. #80c7fa
  6. #96d1fb
  7. #abdafb
  8. #c0e3fc
  9. #d5ecfd
  10. #eaf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca2f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca2f6
  2. #349fea
  3. #3d9bde
  4. #4598d3
  5. #4e94c7
  6. #5691bb
  7. #5e8eaf
  8. #678aa3
  9. #6f8798
  10. #78838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9ec6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa5fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d93f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64a4f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e99f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca2f6 {
  color: #2ca2f6;
}
Background
.bg-2ca2f6 {
  background-color: #2ca2f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca2f6 {
  border: 2px solid #2ca2f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca2f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 162 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 92% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca2f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca2f6, #2c3df6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca2f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 162 246 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.31 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.17 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.56 #d35d09 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2ca2f6  rgb(44, 162, 246)  hsl(205, 92%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f6802c  rgb(246, 128, 44)  hsl(25, 92%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#f62ca2  rgb(246, 44, 162)  hsl(325, 92%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#a2f62c  rgb(162, 246, 44)  hsl(85, 92%, 57%)  Spring Bud