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#2FAADC

#2faadc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2faadc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 66.67% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.64% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 197.34°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.3452

Complementary

  1. #2faadc
  2. #dc612f

Split complementary

  1. #2faadc
  2. #dc2f53
  3. #dcb72f

Analogous

  1. #2fdcb7
  2. #2faadc
  3. #2f53dc

Triadic

  1. #2faadc
  2. #dc2faa
  3. #aadc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2faadc
  2. #612fdc
  3. #dc612f
  4. #aadc2f

Square

  1. #2faadc
  2. #b72fdc
  3. #dc612f
  4. #53dc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #104a62
  2. #1b7ca3
  3. #2faadc
  4. #70c5e7
  5. #b2e0f2

Shades

#2faadc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faadc
  2. #2a99c6
  3. #2688b0
  4. #21779a
  5. #1c6684
  6. #18556e
  7. #134458
  8. #0e3342
  9. #09222c
  10. #051116
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faadc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faadc
  2. #44b3e0
  3. #59bbe3
  4. #6dc4e7
  5. #82ccea
  6. #97d5ee
  7. #acddf1
  8. #c1e6f5
  9. #d5eef8
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faadc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faadc
  2. #37a6d3
  3. #3fa2ca
  4. #479dc0
  5. #4f99b7
  6. #5895ae
  7. #6091a5
  8. #688d9c
  9. #708892
  10. #788489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a98db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #649fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2faadc {
  color: #2faadc;
}
Background
.bg-2faadc {
  background-color: #2faadc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faadc {
  border: 2px solid #2faadc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faadc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 170 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faadc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faadc, #2f53dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faadc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 170 220 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.20 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.41 #d05523 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2faadc  rgb(47, 170, 220)  hsl(197, 71%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#dc612f  rgb(220, 97, 47)  hsl(17, 71%, 52%)  Flame
#dc2faa  rgb(220, 47, 170)  hsl(317, 71%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#aadc2f  rgb(170, 220, 47)  hsl(77, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green