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#2FABE9

#2fabe9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fabe9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.83% cyan, 26.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 80.87% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.3561

Complementary

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #e96d2f

Split complementary

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #e92f4e
  3. #e9ca2f

Analogous

  1. #2fe9ca
  2. #2fabe9
  3. #2f4ee9

Triadic

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #e92fab
  3. #abe92f

Tetradic

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #6d2fe9
  3. #e96d2f
  4. #abe92f

Square

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #ca2fe9
  3. #e96d2f
  4. #4ee92f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5173
  2. #1381b8
  3. #2fabe9
  4. #74c7f0
  5. #b9e3f8

Shades

#2fabe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #2a9ad2
  3. #2689ba
  4. #2178a3
  5. #1c678c
  6. #185675
  7. #13445d
  8. #0e3346
  9. #09222f
  10. #051117
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fabe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #44b3eb
  3. #59bced
  4. #6dc4f0
  5. #82cdf2
  6. #97d5f4
  7. #acddf6
  8. #c1e6f8
  9. #d5eefb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fabe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fabe9
  2. #37a7df
  3. #3fa2d4
  4. #479eca
  5. #4f9abf
  6. #5896b5
  7. #6091aa
  8. #688da0
  9. #708995
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8daaec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7499e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73abeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60a1e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fabe9 {
  color: #2fabe9;
}
Background
.bg-2fabe9 {
  background-color: #2fabe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fabe9 {
  border: 2px solid #2fabe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fabe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 171 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fabe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fabe9, #2f4ee9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fabe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 171 233 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.62 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.75 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.11 #d05416 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2fabe9  rgb(47, 171, 233)  hsl(200, 81%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#e96d2f  rgb(233, 109, 47)  hsl(20, 81%, 55%)  Persimmon
#e92fab  rgb(233, 47, 171)  hsl(320, 81%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#abe92f  rgb(171, 233, 47)  hsl(80, 81%, 55%)  Inchworm