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#2FA4DF

#2fa4df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fa4df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 64.31% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 26.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 200.11°, 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #df6a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #df2f4c
  3. #dfc22f

Analogous

  1. #2fdfc2
  2. #2fa4df
  3. #2f4cdf

Triadic

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #df2fa4
  3. #a4df2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #6a2fdf
  3. #df6a2f
  4. #a4df2f

Square

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #c22fdf
  3. #df6a2f
  4. #4cdf2f

Monochromatic

  1. #104965
  2. #1a78a8
  3. #2fa4df
  4. #71c1e9
  5. #b4def3

Shades

#2fa4df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #2a94c9
  3. #2683b2
  4. #21739c
  5. #1c6286
  6. #185270
  7. #134259
  8. #0e3143
  9. #09212d
  10. #051016
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fa4df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #44ade2
  3. #59b6e5
  4. #6dbfe9
  5. #82c8ec
  6. #97d2ef
  7. #acdbf2
  8. #c1e4f5
  9. #d5edf9
  10. #eaf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fa4df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fa4df
  2. #37a0d6
  3. #3f9dcc
  4. #4799c3
  5. #4f96b9
  6. #5892b0
  7. #608ea6
  8. #688b9d
  9. #708793
  10. #78848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a3e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7093de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6fa4e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d9ade ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fa4df {
  color: #2fa4df;
}
Background
.bg-2fa4df {
  background-color: #2fa4df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fa4df {
  border: 2px solid #2fa4df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fa4df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 164 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fa4df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fa4df, #2f4cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fa4df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 164 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.41 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.48 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.53 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.00 #d05b20 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fa4df  rgb(47, 164, 223)  hsl(200, 73%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#df6a2f  rgb(223, 106, 47)  hsl(20, 73%, 53%)  Flame
#df2fa4  rgb(223, 47, 164)  hsl(320, 73%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#a4df2f  rgb(164, 223, 47)  hsl(80, 73%, 53%)  Inchworm