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#0096D2

#0096d2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0096d2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 58.82% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 100% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.2647

Complementary

  1. #0096d2
  2. #d23c00

Split complementary

  1. #0096d2
  2. #d2002d
  3. #d2a500

Analogous

  1. #00d2a5
  2. #0096d2
  3. #002dd2

Triadic

  1. #0096d2
  2. #d20096
  3. #96d200

Tetradic

  1. #0096d2
  2. #3c00d2
  3. #d23c00
  4. #96d200

Square

  1. #0096d2
  2. #a500d2
  3. #d23c00
  4. #2dd200

Monochromatic

  1. #002939
  2. #005f86
  3. #0096d2
  4. #20bfff
  5. #6cd5ff

Shades

#0096d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0096d2
  2. #0087bd
  3. #0078a8
  4. #006993
  5. #005a7e
  6. #004b69
  7. #003c54
  8. #002d3f
  9. #001e2a
  10. #000f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0096d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0096d2
  2. #1aa1d7
  3. #33abdb
  4. #4db6e0
  5. #66c0e4
  6. #80cbe9
  7. #99d5ed
  8. #b3e0f2
  9. #cceaf6
  10. #e6f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0096d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0096d2
  2. #0d94ca
  3. #1a92c2
  4. #268fb9
  5. #338db1
  6. #408ba9
  7. #4d89a1
  8. #5a8799
  9. #668490
  10. #738288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f90ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7896d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f85d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f96d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a8cd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0096d2 {
  color: #0096d2;
}
Background
.bg-0096d2 {
  background-color: #0096d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0096d2 {
  border: 2px solid #0096d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0096d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 150 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0096d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0096d2, #002dd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0096d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 150 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.18 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.09 #ff692d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0096d2  rgb(0, 150, 210)  hsl(197, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#d23c00  rgb(210, 60, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#d20096  rgb(210, 0, 150)  hsl(317, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#96d200  rgb(150, 210, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green