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#30AAEF

#30aaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#30aaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.68°, with 85.65% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.42.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3561

Complementary

  1. #30aaef
  2. #ef7530

Split complementary

  1. #30aaef
  2. #ef304a
  3. #efd530

Analogous

  1. #30efd5
  2. #30aaef
  3. #304aef

Triadic

  1. #30aaef
  2. #ef30aa
  3. #aaef30

Tetradic

  1. #30aaef
  2. #7530ef
  3. #ef7530
  4. #aaef30

Square

  1. #30aaef
  2. #d530ef
  3. #ef7530
  4. #4aef30

Monochromatic

  1. #0a537c
  2. #0f82c3
  3. #30aaef
  4. #77c7f4
  5. #bee4fa

Shades

#30aaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #30aaef
  2. #2b99d7
  3. #2688bf
  4. #2277a7
  5. #1d668f
  6. #185578
  7. #134460
  8. #0e3348
  9. #0a2230
  10. #051118
  11. #000000

Tints

#30aaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #30aaef
  2. #45b3f1
  3. #59bbf2
  4. #6ec4f4
  5. #83ccf5
  6. #98d5f7
  7. #acddf9
  8. #c1e6fa
  9. #d6eefc
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#30aaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #30aaef
  2. #38a6e4
  3. #40a2d9
  4. #489dce
  5. #5099c3
  6. #5895b8
  7. #6091ac
  8. #688da1
  9. #708896
  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 #83a5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89abf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f99ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70aaf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ca0ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-30aaef {
  color: #30aaef;
}
Background
.bg-30aaef {
  background-color: #30aaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-30aaef {
  border: 2px solid #30aaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #30aaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-30aaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #30aaef, #304aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-30aaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.37 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.59 #cf5510 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#30aaef  rgb(48, 170, 239)  hsl(202, 86%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#ef7530  rgb(239, 117, 48)  hsl(22, 86%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#ef30aa  rgb(239, 48, 170)  hsl(322, 86%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#aaef30  rgb(170, 239, 48)  hsl(82, 86%, 56%)  Spring Bud