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#2F9DCF

#2f9dcf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f9dcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 61.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.29% cyan, 24.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 198.75°, with 62.99% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2922

Complementary

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #cf612f

Split complementary

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #cf2f4d
  3. #cfb12f

Analogous

  1. #2fcfb1
  2. #2f9dcf
  3. #2f4dcf

Triadic

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #cf2f9d
  3. #9dcf2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #612fcf
  3. #cf612f
  4. #9dcf2f

Square

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #b12fcf
  3. #cf612f
  4. #4dcf2f

Monochromatic

  1. #133e52
  2. #216e91
  3. #2f9dcf
  4. #6dbade
  5. #abd8ec

Shades

#2f9dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #2a8dba
  3. #267ea6
  4. #216e91
  5. #1c5e7c
  6. #184f68
  7. #133f53
  8. #0e2f3e
  9. #091f29
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f9dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #44a7d4
  3. #59b1d9
  4. #6dbadd
  5. #82c4e2
  6. #97cee7
  7. #acd8ec
  8. #c1e2f1
  9. #d5ebf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f9dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #379ac7
  3. #3f97bf
  4. #4794b7
  5. #4f91af
  6. #588fa8
  7. #608ca0
  8. #688998
  9. #708690
  10. #788388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7897ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c93cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f9dcf {
  color: #2f9dcf;
}
Background
.bg-2f9dcf {
  background-color: #2f9dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f9dcf {
  border: 2px solid #2f9dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f9dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 157 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f9dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f9dcf, #2f4dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f9dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 157 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.08 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.17 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.47 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.93 #d06230 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2f9dcf  rgb(47, 157, 207)  hsl(199, 63%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cf612f  rgb(207, 97, 47)  hsl(19, 63%, 50%)  Flame
#cf2f9d  rgb(207, 47, 157)  hsl(319, 63%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dcf2f  rgb(157, 207, 47)  hsl(79, 63%, 50%)  Yellow Green