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#009BD5

#009bd5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009bd5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 60.78% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 27.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 196.34°, with 100% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2825

Complementary

  1. #009bd5
  2. #d53a00

Split complementary

  1. #009bd5
  2. #d50030
  3. #d5a400

Analogous

  1. #00d5a4
  2. #009bd5
  3. #0030d5

Triadic

  1. #009bd5
  2. #d5009b
  3. #9bd500

Tetradic

  1. #009bd5
  2. #3a00d5
  3. #d53a00
  4. #9bd500

Square

  1. #009bd5
  2. #a400d5
  3. #d53a00
  4. #30d500

Monochromatic

  1. #002c3c
  2. #006388
  3. #009bd5
  4. #22c3ff
  5. #6fd8ff

Shades

#009bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009bd5
  2. #008cc0
  3. #007caa
  4. #006d95
  5. #005d80
  6. #004e6b
  7. #003e55
  8. #002f40
  9. #001f2b
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#009bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009bd5
  2. #1aa5d9
  3. #33afdd
  4. #4db9e2
  5. #66c3e6
  6. #80cdea
  7. #99d7ee
  8. #b3e1f2
  9. #ccebf7
  10. #e6f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009bd5
  2. #0d98cd
  3. #1a96c4
  4. #2693bc
  5. #3390b3
  6. #408eab
  7. #4d8ba2
  8. #5a889a
  9. #668591
  10. #738389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7295b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e9ad8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6589d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #639ad7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f91d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009bd5 {
  color: #009bd5;
}
Background
.bg-009bd5 {
  background-color: #009bd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #009bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 155 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009bd5, #0030d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 155 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.60 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.38 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.93 #ff642a Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009bd5  rgb(0, 155, 213)  hsl(196, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d53a00  rgb(213, 58, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d5009b  rgb(213, 0, 155)  hsl(316, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bd500  rgb(155, 213, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green