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#2D99CF

#2d99cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d99cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 60% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2785

Complementary

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #cf632d

Split complementary

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #cf2d48
  3. #cfb42d

Analogous

  1. #2dcfb4
  2. #2d99cf
  3. #2d48cf

Triadic

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #cf2d99
  3. #99cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #632dcf
  3. #cf632d
  4. #99cf2d

Square

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #b42dcf
  3. #cf632d
  4. #48cf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #123c51
  2. #1f6b90
  3. #2d99cf
  4. #6ab8df
  5. #a9d6ec

Shades

#2d99cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #298aba
  3. #247aa6
  4. #206b91
  5. #1b5c7c
  6. #174d68
  7. #123d53
  8. #0e2e3e
  9. #091f29
  10. #050f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d99cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #42a3d4
  3. #57add9
  4. #6cb8dd
  5. #81c2e2
  6. #96cce7
  7. #abd6ec
  8. #c0e0f1
  9. #d5ebf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d99cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d99cf
  2. #3597c7
  3. #3e94bf
  4. #4692b7
  5. #4e8faf
  6. #578da8
  7. #5f8aa0
  8. #678898
  9. #6f8590
  10. #788388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7594ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f98d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6989ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6899d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5790ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d99cf {
  color: #2d99cf;
}
Background
.bg-2d99cf {
  background-color: #2d99cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d99cf {
  border: 2px solid #2d99cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d99cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 153 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d99cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d99cf, #2d48cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d99cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 153 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.02 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.83 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.99 #d26630 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2d99cf  rgb(45, 153, 207)  hsl(200, 64%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#cf632d  rgb(207, 99, 45)  hsl(20, 64%, 49%)  Flame
#cf2d99  rgb(207, 45, 153)  hsl(320, 64%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#99cf2d  rgb(153, 207, 45)  hsl(80, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green