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#2D96DF

#2d96df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d96df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 58.82% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 32.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 204.61°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #2d96df
  2. #df762d

Split complementary

  1. #2d96df
  2. #df2d3d
  3. #dfcf2d

Analogous

  1. #2ddfcf
  2. #2d96df
  3. #2d3ddf

Triadic

  1. #2d96df
  2. #df2d96
  3. #96df2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d96df
  2. #762ddf
  3. #df762d
  4. #96df2d

Square

  1. #2d96df
  2. #cf2ddf
  3. #df762d
  4. #3ddf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4164
  2. #196ca6
  3. #2d96df
  4. #6fb7e9
  5. #b2d8f3

Shades

#2d96df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d96df
  2. #2987c9
  3. #2478b2
  4. #20699c
  5. #1b5a86
  6. #174b70
  7. #123c59
  8. #0e2d43
  9. #091e2d
  10. #050f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d96df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d96df
  2. #42a1e2
  3. #57abe5
  4. #6cb6e9
  5. #81c0ec
  6. #96cbef
  7. #abd5f2
  8. #c0e0f5
  9. #d5eaf9
  10. #eaf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d96df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d96df
  2. #3594d6
  3. #3e92cc
  4. #468fc3
  5. #4e8db9
  6. #578bb0
  7. #5f89a6
  8. #67879d
  9. #6f8493
  10. #78828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7592b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7498e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b88de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f97e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c8ede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d96df {
  color: #2d96df;
}
Background
.bg-2d96df {
  background-color: #2d96df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d96df {
  border: 2px solid #2d96df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d96df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 150 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d96df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d96df, #2d3ddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d96df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 150 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.22 #d26920 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2d96df  rgb(45, 150, 223)  hsl(205, 74%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#df762d  rgb(223, 118, 45)  hsl(25, 74%, 53%)  Chocolate
#df2d96  rgb(223, 45, 150)  hsl(325, 74%, 53%)  Mulberry
#96df2d  rgb(150, 223, 45)  hsl(85, 74%, 53%)  Yellow Green