ColorTool
Log in
#2CA2F7

#2ca2f7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#2ca2f7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.19% cyan, 34.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.12°, with 92.69% saturation and 57.06% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3309

Complementary

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #f7812c

Split complementary

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #f72c3d
  3. #f7e62c

Analogous

  1. #2cf7e6
  2. #2ca2f7
  3. #2c3df7

Triadic

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #f72ca2
  3. #a2f72c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #812cf7
  3. #f7812c
  4. #a2f72c

Square

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #e62cf7
  3. #f7812c
  4. #3df72c

Monochromatic

  1. #054f85
  2. #087bcf
  3. #2ca2f7
  4. #76c2fa
  5. #bfe3fd

Shades

#2ca2f7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #2892de
  3. #2382c6
  4. #1f71ad
  5. #1a6194
  6. #16517c
  7. #124163
  8. #0d314a
  9. #092031
  10. #041019
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca2f7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #41abf8
  3. #56b5f9
  4. #6bbef9
  5. #80c7fa
  6. #96d1fb
  7. #abdafc
  8. #c0e3fd
  9. #d5ecfd
  10. #eaf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca2f7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca2f7
  2. #349feb
  3. #3d9bdf
  4. #4598d3
  5. #4e94c7
  6. #5691bc
  7. #5e8eb0
  8. #678aa4
  9. #6f8798
  10. #78838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9ec7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa6fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c94f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64a4f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d9af6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-2ca2f7 {
  color: #2ca2f7;
}
Background
.bg-2ca2f7 {
  background-color: #2ca2f7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca2f7 {
  border: 2px solid #2ca2f7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca2f7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 162 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 93% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca2f7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca2f7, #2c3df7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca2f7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 162 247 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.30 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.46 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.10 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.56 #d35d08 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2ca2f7  rgb(44, 162, 247)  hsl(205, 93%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f7812c  rgb(247, 129, 44)  hsl(25, 93%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#f72ca2  rgb(247, 44, 162)  hsl(325, 93%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#a2f72c  rgb(162, 247, 44)  hsl(85, 93%, 57%)  Green Yellow