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#2CAAED

#2caaed ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2caaed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 66.67% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.43% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 200.83°, with 84.28% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.354

Complementary

  1. #2caaed
  2. #ed6f2c

Split complementary

  1. #2caaed
  2. #ed2c4a
  3. #edd02c

Analogous

  1. #2cedd0
  2. #2caaed
  3. #2c4aed

Triadic

  1. #2caaed
  2. #ed2caa
  3. #aaed2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caaed
  2. #6f2ced
  3. #ed6f2c
  4. #aaed2c

Square

  1. #2caaed
  2. #d02ced
  3. #ed6f2c
  4. #4aed2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5076
  2. #1081bc
  3. #2caaed
  4. #72c6f3
  5. #b9e3f9

Shades

#2caaed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caaed
  2. #2899d5
  3. #2388be
  4. #1f77a6
  5. #1a668e
  6. #165577
  7. #12445f
  8. #0d3347
  9. #09222f
  10. #041118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caaed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caaed
  2. #41b3ef
  3. #56bbf1
  4. #6bc4f2
  5. #80ccf4
  6. #96d5f6
  7. #abddf8
  8. #c0e6fa
  9. #d5eefb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caaed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caaed
  2. #34a6e2
  3. #3da2d7
  4. #459dcc
  5. #4e99c1
  6. #5695b7
  7. #5e91ac
  8. #678da1
  9. #6f8896
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aaaf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7099ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70aaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ca0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caaed {
  color: #2caaed;
}
Background
.bg-2caaed {
  background-color: #2caaed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caaed {
  border: 2px solid #2caaed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caaed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 170 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caaed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caaed, #2c4aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caaed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 170 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.47 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.90 #d35512 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2caaed  rgb(44, 170, 237)  hsl(201, 84%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#ed6f2c  rgb(237, 111, 44)  hsl(21, 84%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#ed2caa  rgb(237, 44, 170)  hsl(321, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#aaed2c  rgb(170, 237, 44)  hsl(81, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud