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#2D99DB

#2d99db ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d99db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.45% cyan, 30.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 202.76°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2845

Complementary

  1. #2d99db
  2. #db6f2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d99db
  2. #db2d42
  3. #dbc62d

Analogous

  1. #2ddbc6
  2. #2d99db
  3. #2d42db

Triadic

  1. #2d99db
  2. #db2d99
  3. #99db2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d99db
  2. #6f2ddb
  3. #db6f2d
  4. #99db2d

Square

  1. #2d99db
  2. #c62ddb
  3. #db6f2d
  4. #42db2d

Monochromatic

  1. #10415f
  2. #1b6ea0
  3. #2d99db
  4. #6eb9e6
  5. #b0d8f1

Shades

#2d99db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d99db
  2. #298ac5
  3. #247aaf
  4. #206b99
  5. #1b5c83
  6. #174d6e
  7. #123d58
  8. #0e2e42
  9. #091f2c
  10. #050f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d99db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d99db
  2. #42a3df
  3. #57ade2
  4. #6cb8e6
  5. #81c2e9
  6. #96cced
  7. #abd6f1
  8. #c0e0f4
  9. #d5ebf8
  10. #eaf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d99db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d99db
  2. #3597d2
  3. #3e94c9
  4. #4692c0
  5. #4e8fb7
  6. #578dae
  7. #5f8aa4
  8. #67889b
  9. #6f8592
  10. #788389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7694b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a9ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #649add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5290da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d99db {
  color: #2d99db;
}
Background
.bg-2d99db {
  background-color: #2d99db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d99db {
  border: 2px solid #2d99db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d99db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 153 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d99db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d99db, #2d42db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d99db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 153 219 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.68 #d26624 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2d99db  rgb(45, 153, 219)  hsl(203, 71%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#db6f2d  rgb(219, 111, 45)  hsl(23, 71%, 52%)  Chocolate
#db2d99  rgb(219, 45, 153)  hsl(323, 71%, 52%)  Mulberry
#99db2d  rgb(153, 219, 45)  hsl(83, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green