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#2DA7EB

#2da7eb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2da7eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 65.49% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 28.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 201.47°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3419

Complementary

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #eb712d

Split complementary

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #eb2d48
  3. #ebd02d

Analogous

  1. #2debd0
  2. #2da7eb
  3. #2d48eb

Triadic

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #eb2da7
  3. #a7eb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #712deb
  3. #eb712d
  4. #a7eb2d

Square

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #d02deb
  3. #eb712d
  4. #48eb2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4e74
  2. #127eba
  3. #2da7eb
  4. #73c4f2
  5. #b9e2f8

Shades

#2da7eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #2996d4
  3. #2486bc
  4. #2075a5
  5. #1b648d
  6. #175476
  7. #12435e
  8. #0e3247
  9. #09212f
  10. #051118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2da7eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #42b0ed
  3. #57b9ef
  4. #6cc1f1
  5. #81caf3
  6. #96d3f5
  7. #abdcf7
  8. #c0e5f9
  9. #d5edfb
  10. #eaf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2da7eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2da7eb
  2. #35a3e0
  3. #3e9fd6
  4. #469bcb
  5. #4e97c0
  6. #5794b6
  7. #5f90ab
  8. #678ca0
  9. #6f8895
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d96ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a9dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2da7eb {
  color: #2da7eb;
}
Background
.bg-2da7eb {
  background-color: #2da7eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2da7eb {
  border: 2px solid #2da7eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2da7eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 167 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2da7eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2da7eb, #2d48eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2da7eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 167 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.36 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.45 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.92 #d25814 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2da7eb  rgb(45, 167, 235)  hsl(201, 83%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#eb712d  rgb(235, 113, 45)  hsl(21, 83%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#eb2da7  rgb(235, 45, 167)  hsl(321, 83%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#a7eb2d  rgb(167, 235, 45)  hsl(81, 83%, 55%)  Inchworm