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#2CAEF6

#2caef6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2caef6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.11% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 201.39°, 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.3746

Complementary

  1. #2caef6
  2. #f6742c

Split complementary

  1. #2caef6
  2. #f62c49
  3. #f6d92c

Analogous

  1. #2cf6d9
  2. #2caef6
  3. #2c49f6

Triadic

  1. #2caef6
  2. #f62cae
  3. #aef62c

Tetradic

  1. #2caef6
  2. #742cf6
  3. #f6742c
  4. #aef62c

Square

  1. #2caef6
  2. #d92cf6
  3. #f6742c
  4. #49f62c

Monochromatic

  1. #065783
  2. #0987cd
  3. #2caef6
  4. #75caf9
  5. #bfe6fc

Shades

#2caef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caef6
  2. #289ddd
  3. #238bc5
  4. #1f7aac
  5. #1a6894
  6. #16577b
  7. #124662
  8. #0d344a
  9. #092331
  10. #041119
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caef6
  2. #41b6f7
  3. #56bef8
  4. #6bc6f9
  5. #80cefa
  6. #96d7fb
  7. #abdffb
  8. #c0e7fc
  9. #d5effd
  10. #eaf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caef6
  2. #34a9ea
  3. #3da5de
  4. #45a0d3
  5. #4e9cc7
  6. #5697bb
  7. #5e92af
  8. #678ea3
  9. #6f8998
  10. #78858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caff9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #709df5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71aef8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ca4f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caef6 {
  color: #2caef6;
}
Background
.bg-2caef6 {
  background-color: #2caef6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caef6 {
  border: 2px solid #2caef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 92% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caef6, #2c49f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 246 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.47 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.97 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.90 #d35109 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2caef6  rgb(44, 174, 246)  hsl(201, 92%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f6742c  rgb(246, 116, 44)  hsl(21, 92%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#f62cae  rgb(246, 44, 174)  hsl(321, 92%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#aef62c  rgb(174, 246, 44)  hsl(81, 92%, 57%)  Spring Bud