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#2FABE7

#2fabe7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fabe7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 25.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 199.57°, with 79.31% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #e76b2f

Split complementary

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #e72f4f
  3. #e7c72f

Analogous

  1. #2fe7c7
  2. #2fabe7
  3. #2f4fe7

Triadic

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #e72fab
  3. #abe72f

Tetradic

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #6b2fe7
  3. #e76b2f
  4. #abe72f

Square

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #c72fe7
  3. #e76b2f
  4. #4fe72f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5070
  2. #1581b5
  3. #2fabe7
  4. #74c7ef
  5. #b8e2f7

Shades

#2fabe7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #2a9ad0
  3. #2689b9
  4. #2178a2
  5. #1c678b
  6. #185674
  7. #13445c
  8. #0e3345
  9. #09222e
  10. #051117
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fabe7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #44b3e9
  3. #59bcec
  4. #6dc4ee
  5. #82cdf1
  6. #97d5f3
  7. #acddf5
  8. #c1e6f8
  9. #d5eefa
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fabe7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fabe7
  2. #37a7dd
  3. #3fa2d2
  4. #479ec8
  5. #4f9abe
  6. #5896b4
  7. #6091a9
  8. #688d9f
  9. #708995
  10. #78848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eaaea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7599e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73aae9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61a1e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fabe7 {
  color: #2fabe7;
}
Background
.bg-2fabe7 {
  background-color: #2fabe7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fabe7 {
  border: 2px solid #2fabe7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fabe7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 171 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 79% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fabe7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fabe7, #2f4fe7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fabe7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 171 231 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.68 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.71 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.91 #d05418 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fabe7  rgb(47, 171, 231)  hsl(200, 79%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#e76b2f  rgb(231, 107, 47)  hsl(20, 79%, 55%)  Persimmon
#e72fab  rgb(231, 47, 171)  hsl(320, 79%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#abe72f  rgb(171, 231, 47)  hsl(80, 79%, 55%)  Inchworm