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#2F96C8

#2f96c8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f96c8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 58.82% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.61°, with 61.94% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2659

Complementary

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #c8612f

Split complementary

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #c82f49
  3. #c8ad2f

Analogous

  1. #2fc8ad
  2. #2f96c8
  3. #2f49c8

Triadic

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #c82f96
  3. #96c82f

Tetradic

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #612fc8
  3. #c8612f
  4. #96c82f

Square

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #ad2fc8
  3. #c8612f
  4. #49c82f

Monochromatic

  1. #12394c
  2. #20688a
  3. #2f96c8
  4. #68b6dc
  5. #a6d4ea

Shades

#2f96c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #2a87b4
  3. #2678a0
  4. #21698c
  5. #1c5a78
  6. #184b64
  7. #133c50
  8. #0e2d3c
  9. #091e28
  10. #050f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f96c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #44a1ce
  3. #59abd3
  4. #6db6d9
  5. #82c0de
  6. #97cbe4
  7. #acd5e9
  8. #c1e0ef
  9. #d5eaf4
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f96c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f96c8
  2. #3794c1
  3. #3f92ba
  4. #478fb2
  5. #4f8dab
  6. #588ba4
  7. #60899d
  8. #688796
  9. #70848e
  10. #788287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7391a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e95ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6987c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6795c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #578dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009eb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f96c8 {
  color: #2f96c8;
}
Background
.bg-2f96c8 {
  background-color: #2f96c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f96c8 {
  border: 2px solid #2f96c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f96c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 150 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f96c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f96c8, #2f49c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f96c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 150 200 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.54 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.25 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.43 #d06937 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2f96c8  rgb(47, 150, 200)  hsl(200, 62%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#c8612f  rgb(200, 97, 47)  hsl(20, 62%, 48%)  Burnt Orange
#c82f96  rgb(200, 47, 150)  hsl(320, 62%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#96c82f  rgb(150, 200, 47)  hsl(80, 62%, 48%)  Yellow Green