ColorTool
Log in
#2FABE4

#2fabe4 ≈ Carolina Blue

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

#2fabe4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 67.06% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.39% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 198.9°, with 77.02% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3533

Complementary

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #e4682f

Split complementary

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #e42f50
  3. #e4c32f

Analogous

  1. #2fe4c3
  2. #2fabe4
  3. #2f50e4

Triadic

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #e42fab
  3. #abe42f

Tetradic

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #682fe4
  3. #e4682f
  4. #abe42f

Square

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #c32fe4
  3. #e4682f
  4. #50e42f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4e6c
  2. #1780b0
  3. #2fabe4
  4. #73c6ed
  5. #b6e2f6

Shades

#2fabe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #2a9acd
  3. #2689b6
  4. #2178a0
  5. #1c6789
  6. #185672
  7. #13445b
  8. #0e3344
  9. #09222e
  10. #051117
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fabe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #44b3e7
  3. #59bce9
  4. #6dc4ec
  5. #82cdef
  6. #97d5f2
  7. #acddf4
  8. #c1e6f7
  9. #d5eefa
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fabe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fabe4
  2. #37a7da
  3. #3fa2d0
  4. #479ec6
  5. #4f9abc
  6. #5896b2
  7. #6091a8
  8. #688d9e
  9. #708994
  10. #78848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8faae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7799e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00babe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74aae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62a1e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-2fabe4 {
  color: #2fabe4;
}
Background
.bg-2fabe4 {
  background-color: #2fabe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fabe4 {
  border: 2px solid #2fabe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fabe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 171 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fabe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fabe4, #2f50e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fabe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 171 228 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.85 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.00 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.16 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.95 #d0541b Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fabe4  rgb(47, 171, 228)  hsl(199, 77%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#e4682f  rgb(228, 104, 47)  hsl(19, 77%, 54%)  Flame
#e42fab  rgb(228, 47, 171)  hsl(319, 77%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#abe42f  rgb(171, 228, 47)  hsl(79, 77%, 54%)  Inchworm