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#009BF2

#009bf2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 201.57°, with 100% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.2985

Complementary

  1. #009bf2
  2. #f25700

Split complementary

  1. #009bf2
  2. #f20022
  3. #f2d000

Analogous

  1. #00f2d0
  2. #009bf2
  3. #0022f2

Triadic

  1. #009bf2
  2. #f2009b
  3. #9bf200

Tetradic

  1. #009bf2
  2. #5700f2
  3. #f25700
  4. #9bf200

Square

  1. #009bf2
  2. #d000f2
  3. #f25700
  4. #22f200

Monochromatic

  1. #003959
  2. #006aa5
  3. #009bf2
  4. #3fbaff
  5. #8cd6ff

Shades

#009bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009bf2
  2. #008cda
  3. #007cc2
  4. #006da9
  5. #005d91
  6. #004e79
  7. #003e61
  8. #002f49
  9. #001f30
  10. #001018
  11. #000000

Tints

#009bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009bf2
  2. #1aa5f3
  3. #33aff5
  4. #4db9f6
  5. #66c3f7
  6. #80cdf9
  7. #99d7fa
  8. #b3e1fb
  9. #ccebfc
  10. #e6f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009bf2
  2. #0d98e7
  3. #1a96db
  4. #2693d0
  5. #3390c4
  6. #408eb9
  7. #4d8bae
  8. #5a88a2
  9. #668597
  10. #73838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #709ff6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #508cf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #589df4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e92f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009bf2 {
  color: #009bf2;
}
Background
.bg-009bf2 {
  background-color: #009bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #009bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 155 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009bf2, #0022f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 155 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.94 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.00 #ff640d Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009bf2  rgb(0, 155, 242)  hsl(202, 100%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#f25700  rgb(242, 87, 0)  hsl(22, 100%, 47%)  Persimmon
#f2009b  rgb(242, 0, 155)  hsl(322, 100%, 47%)  Persian Rose
#9bf200  rgb(155, 242, 0)  hsl(82, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud