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#2DA2DF

#2da2df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2da2df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 63.53% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 27.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 200.56°, 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.3173

Complementary

  1. #2da2df
  2. #df6a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2da2df
  2. #df2d49
  3. #dfc32d

Analogous

  1. #2ddfc3
  2. #2da2df
  3. #2d49df

Triadic

  1. #2da2df
  2. #df2da2
  3. #a2df2d

Tetradic

  1. #2da2df
  2. #6a2ddf
  3. #df6a2d
  4. #a2df2d

Square

  1. #2da2df
  2. #c32ddf
  3. #df6a2d
  4. #49df2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4764
  2. #1976a6
  3. #2da2df
  4. #6fbfe9
  5. #b2ddf3

Shades

#2da2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2da2df
  2. #2992c9
  3. #2482b2
  4. #20719c
  5. #1b6186
  6. #175170
  7. #124159
  8. #0e3143
  9. #09202d
  10. #051016
  11. #000000

Tints

#2da2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2da2df
  2. #42abe2
  3. #57b5e5
  4. #6cbee9
  5. #81c7ec
  6. #96d1ef
  7. #abdaf2
  8. #c0e3f5
  9. #d5ecf9
  10. #eaf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2da2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2da2df
  2. #359fd6
  3. #3e9bcc
  4. #4698c3
  5. #4e94b9
  6. #5791b0
  7. #5f8ea6
  8. #678a9d
  9. #6f8793
  10. #78838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a2e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d92de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ca2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a98de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2da2df {
  color: #2da2df;
}
Background
.bg-2da2df {
  background-color: #2da2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2da2df {
  border: 2px solid #2da2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2da2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 162 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2da2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2da2df, #2d49df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2da2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 162 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.44 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.91 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.32 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.74 #d25d20 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2da2df  rgb(45, 162, 223)  hsl(201, 74%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#df6a2d  rgb(223, 106, 45)  hsl(21, 74%, 53%)  Chocolate
#df2da2  rgb(223, 45, 162)  hsl(321, 74%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#a2df2d  rgb(162, 223, 45)  hsl(81, 74%, 53%)  Yellow Green