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#2DA0EF

#2da0ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2da0ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 62.75% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.17% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 204.43°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3193

Complementary

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #ef7c2d

Split complementary

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #ef2d3f
  3. #efdd2d

Analogous

  1. #2defdd
  2. #2da0ef
  3. #2d3fef

Triadic

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #ef2da0
  3. #a0ef2d

Tetradic

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #7c2def
  3. #ef7c2d
  4. #a0ef2d

Square

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #dd2def
  3. #ef7c2d
  4. #3fef2d

Monochromatic

  1. #094c7a
  2. #0f78c1
  3. #2da0ef
  4. #74c0f4
  5. #bbe0fa

Shades

#2da0ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #2990d7
  3. #2480bf
  4. #2070a7
  5. #1b608f
  6. #175078
  7. #124060
  8. #0e3048
  9. #092030
  10. #051018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2da0ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #42aaf1
  3. #57b3f2
  4. #6cbdf4
  5. #81c6f5
  6. #96d0f7
  7. #abd9f9
  8. #c0e3fa
  9. #d5ecfc
  10. #eaf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2da0ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2da0ef
  2. #359de4
  3. #3e9ad9
  4. #4696ce
  5. #4e93c3
  6. #5790b8
  7. #5f8dac
  8. #678aa1
  9. #6f8696
  10. #78838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9cc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ba3f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f91ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65a2f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5097ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2da0ef {
  color: #2da0ef;
}
Background
.bg-2da0ef {
  background-color: #2da0ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2da0ef {
  border: 2px solid #2da0ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2da0ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 160 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2da0ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2da0ef, #2d3fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2da0ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 160 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.02 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.09 #d25f10 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2da0ef  rgb(45, 160, 239)  hsl(204, 86%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#ef7c2d  rgb(239, 124, 45)  hsl(24, 86%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#ef2da0  rgb(239, 45, 160)  hsl(324, 86%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#a0ef2d  rgb(160, 239, 45)  hsl(84, 86%, 56%)  Spring Bud