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#2F97DF

#2f97df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f97df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 59.22% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 32.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 204.55°, with 73.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.2807

Complementary

  1. #2f97df
  2. #df772f

Split complementary

  1. #2f97df
  2. #df2f3f
  3. #dfcf2f

Analogous

  1. #2fdfcf
  2. #2f97df
  3. #2f3fdf

Triadic

  1. #2f97df
  2. #df2f97
  3. #97df2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f97df
  2. #772fdf
  3. #df772f
  4. #97df2f

Square

  1. #2f97df
  2. #cf2fdf
  3. #df772f
  4. #3fdf2f

Monochromatic

  1. #104265
  2. #1a6ea8
  3. #2f97df
  4. #71b8e9
  5. #b4d9f3

Shades

#2f97df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f97df
  2. #2a88c9
  3. #2679b2
  4. #216a9c
  5. #1c5b86
  6. #184c70
  7. #133c59
  8. #0e2d43
  9. #091e2d
  10. #050f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f97df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f97df
  2. #44a1e2
  3. #59ace5
  4. #6db6e9
  5. #82c1ec
  6. #97cbef
  7. #acd5f2
  8. #c1e0f5
  9. #d5eaf9
  10. #eaf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f97df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f97df
  2. #3795d6
  3. #3f92cc
  4. #4790c3
  5. #4f8eb9
  6. #588cb0
  7. #6089a6
  8. #68879d
  9. #708593
  10. #78828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7693b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7599e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d89de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6198e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e8fde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f97df {
  color: #2f97df;
}
Background
.bg-2f97df {
  background-color: #2f97df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f97df {
  border: 2px solid #2f97df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f97df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 151 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f97df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f97df, #2f3fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f97df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 151 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.92 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.26 #d06820 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2f97df  rgb(47, 151, 223)  hsl(205, 73%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#df772f  rgb(223, 119, 47)  hsl(25, 73%, 53%)  Chocolate
#df2f97  rgb(223, 47, 151)  hsl(325, 73%, 53%)  Mulberry
#97df2f  rgb(151, 223, 47)  hsl(85, 73%, 53%)  Yellow Green