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#2EAEF5

#2eaef5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2eaef5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 68.24% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.22% cyan, 28.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 201.41°, with 90.87% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.3745

Complementary

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #f5752e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #f52e4a
  3. #f5d92e

Analogous

  1. #2ef5d9
  2. #2eaef5
  3. #2e4af5

Triadic

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #f52eae
  3. #aef52e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #752ef5
  3. #f5752e
  4. #aef52e

Square

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #d92ef5
  3. #f5752e
  4. #4af52e

Monochromatic

  1. #065784
  2. #0a87cd
  3. #2eaef5
  4. #77caf8
  5. #c0e7fc

Shades

#2eaef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #299ddd
  3. #258bc4
  4. #207aac
  5. #1c6893
  6. #17577b
  7. #124662
  8. #0e344a
  9. #092331
  10. #051119
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #43b6f6
  3. #58bef7
  4. #6dc6f8
  5. #82cef9
  6. #97d7fa
  7. #abdffb
  8. #c0e7fc
  9. #d5effd
  10. #eaf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaef5
  2. #36a9e9
  3. #3ea5de
  4. #47a0d2
  5. #4f9cc6
  6. #5797bb
  7. #5f92af
  8. #678ea3
  9. #708997
  10. #78858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caff8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719df4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72aef7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5da4f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaef5 {
  color: #2eaef5;
}
Background
.bg-2eaef5 {
  background-color: #2eaef5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaef5 {
  border: 2px solid #2eaef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 174 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 91% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaef5, #2e4af5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 174 245 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.41 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.76 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.84 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.31 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.93 #d1510a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2eaef5  rgb(46, 174, 245)  hsl(201, 91%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f5752e  rgb(245, 117, 46)  hsl(21, 91%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#f52eae  rgb(245, 46, 174)  hsl(321, 91%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#aef52e  rgb(174, 245, 46)  hsl(81, 91%, 57%)  Spring Bud