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#2FA2DF

#2fa2df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fa2df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 63.53% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 27.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 200.8°, 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.3177

Complementary

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #df6c2f

Split complementary

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #df2f4a
  3. #dfc42f

Analogous

  1. #2fdfc4
  2. #2fa2df
  3. #2f4adf

Triadic

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #df2fa2
  3. #a2df2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #6c2fdf
  3. #df6c2f
  4. #a2df2f

Square

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #c42fdf
  3. #df6c2f
  4. #4adf2f

Monochromatic

  1. #104865
  2. #1a77a8
  3. #2fa2df
  4. #71c0e9
  5. #b4ddf3

Shades

#2fa2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #2a92c9
  3. #2682b2
  4. #21719c
  5. #1c6186
  6. #185170
  7. #134159
  8. #0e3143
  9. #09202d
  10. #051016
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fa2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #44abe2
  3. #59b5e5
  4. #6dbee9
  5. #82c7ec
  6. #97d1ef
  7. #acdaf2
  8. #c1e3f5
  9. #d5ecf9
  10. #eaf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fa2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fa2df
  2. #379fd6
  3. #3f9bcc
  4. #4798c3
  5. #4f94b9
  6. #5891b0
  7. #608ea6
  8. #688a9d
  9. #708793
  10. #78838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a2e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d92de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6da2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a98de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fa2df {
  color: #2fa2df;
}
Background
.bg-2fa2df {
  background-color: #2fa2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fa2df {
  border: 2px solid #2fa2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fa2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 162 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fa2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fa2df, #2f4adf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fa2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 162 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.88 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.22 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.81 #d05d20 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fa2df  rgb(47, 162, 223)  hsl(201, 73%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#df6c2f  rgb(223, 108, 47)  hsl(21, 73%, 53%)  Chocolate
#df2fa2  rgb(223, 47, 162)  hsl(321, 73%, 53%)  Mulberry
#a2df2f  rgb(162, 223, 47)  hsl(81, 73%, 53%)  Inchworm