ColorTool
Log in
#2FA7FF

#2fa7ff ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#2fa7ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 65.49% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.57% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 205.38°, with 100% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #ff872f

Split complementary

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #ff2f3f
  3. #ffef2f

Analogous

  1. #2fffef
  2. #2fa7ff
  3. #2f3fff

Triadic

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #ff2fa7
  3. #a7ff2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #872fff
  3. #ff872f
  4. #a7ff2f

Square

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #ef2fff
  3. #ff872f
  4. #3fff2f

Monochromatic

  1. #005695
  2. #0082e2
  3. #2fa7ff
  4. #7cc7ff
  5. #c8e8ff

Shades

#2fa7ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #2a96e6
  3. #2686cc
  4. #2175b3
  5. #1c6499
  6. #185480
  7. #134366
  8. #0e324d
  9. #092133
  10. #05111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fa7ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #44b0ff
  3. #59b9ff
  4. #6dc1ff
  5. #82caff
  6. #97d3ff
  7. #acdcff
  8. #c1e5ff
  9. #d5edff
  10. #eaf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fa7ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fa7ff
  2. #37a3f2
  3. #3f9fe6
  4. #479bd9
  5. #4f97cc
  6. #5894c0
  7. #6090b3
  8. #688ca6
  9. #708899
  10. #78848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7dabff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f98fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67a9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #509efe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-2fa7ff {
  color: #2fa7ff;
}
Background
.bg-2fa7ff {
  background-color: #2fa7ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fa7ff {
  border: 2px solid #2fa7ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fa7ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 167 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fa7ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fa7ff, #2f3fff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fa7ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 167 255 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.28 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.05 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.47 #d05800 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fa7ff  rgb(47, 167, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#ff872f  rgb(255, 135, 47)  hsl(25, 100%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#ff2fa7  rgb(255, 47, 167)  hsl(325, 100%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#a7ff2f  rgb(167, 255, 47)  hsl(85, 100%, 59%)  Green Yellow