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#2CA3F2

#2ca3f2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ca3f2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 63.92% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 32.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 203.94°, with 88.39% saturation and 56.08% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.3314

Complementary

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #f27b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #f22c40
  3. #f2de2c

Analogous

  1. #2cf2de
  2. #2ca3f2
  3. #2c40f2

Triadic

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #f22ca3
  3. #a3f22c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #7b2cf2
  3. #f27b2c
  4. #a3f22c

Square

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #de2cf2
  3. #f27b2c
  4. #40f22c

Monochromatic

  1. #084e7d
  2. #0c7bc5
  3. #2ca3f2
  4. #74c2f6
  5. #bce2fb

Shades

#2ca3f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #2893da
  3. #2382c2
  4. #1f72a9
  5. #1a6291
  6. #165279
  7. #124161
  8. #0d3149
  9. #092130
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca3f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #41acf3
  3. #56b5f5
  4. #6bbff6
  5. #80c8f7
  6. #96d1f9
  7. #abdafa
  8. #c0e3fb
  9. #d5edfc
  10. #eaf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca3f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca3f2
  2. #34a0e7
  3. #3d9cdb
  4. #4599d0
  5. #4e95c4
  6. #5692b9
  7. #5e8eae
  8. #678ba2
  9. #6f8797
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9fc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ea6f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6294f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67a5f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #519af1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca3f2 {
  color: #2ca3f2;
}
Background
.bg-2ca3f2 {
  background-color: #2ca3f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca3f2 {
  border: 2px solid #2ca3f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca3f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 163 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca3f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca3f2, #2c40f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca3f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 163 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.24 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.75 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.31 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.48 #d35c0d Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2ca3f2  rgb(44, 163, 242)  hsl(204, 88%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#f27b2c  rgb(242, 123, 44)  hsl(24, 88%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#f22ca3  rgb(242, 44, 163)  hsl(324, 88%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#a3f22c  rgb(163, 242, 44)  hsl(84, 88%, 56%)  Spring Bud