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#30A2ED

#30a2ed ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#30a2ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.75% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 203.81°, with 84% saturation and 55.88% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #ed7b30

Split complementary

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #ed3043
  3. #edd930

Analogous

  1. #30edd9
  2. #30a2ed
  3. #3043ed

Triadic

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #ed30a2
  3. #a2ed30

Tetradic

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #7b30ed
  3. #ed7b30
  4. #a2ed30

Square

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #d930ed
  3. #ed7b30
  4. #43ed30

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4d79
  2. #117ac0
  3. #30a2ed
  4. #76c2f3
  5. #bde1f9

Shades

#30a2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #2b92d5
  3. #2682be
  4. #2271a6
  5. #1d618e
  6. #185177
  7. #13415f
  8. #0e3147
  9. #0a202f
  10. #051018
  11. #000000

Tints

#30a2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #45abef
  3. #59b5f1
  4. #6ebef2
  5. #83c7f4
  6. #98d1f6
  7. #acdaf8
  8. #c1e3fa
  9. #d6ecfb
  10. #eaf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#30a2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #30a2ed
  2. #389fe2
  3. #409bd7
  4. #4898cc
  5. #5094c1
  6. #5891b7
  7. #608eac
  8. #688aa1
  9. #708796
  10. #78838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6493ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #68a3ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5499ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-30a2ed {
  color: #30a2ed;
}
Background
.bg-30a2ed {
  background-color: #30a2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-30a2ed {
  border: 2px solid #30a2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #30a2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-30a2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #30a2ed, #3043ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-30a2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.08 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.53 #cf5d12 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#30a2ed  rgb(48, 162, 237)  hsl(204, 84%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#ed7b30  rgb(237, 123, 48)  hsl(24, 84%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#ed30a2  rgb(237, 48, 162)  hsl(324, 84%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#a2ed30  rgb(162, 237, 48)  hsl(84, 84%, 56%)  Spring Bud