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#009BF4

#009bf4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009bf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 36.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 201.89°, with 100% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.2997

Complementary

  1. #009bf4
  2. #f45900

Split complementary

  1. #009bf4
  2. #f40021
  3. #f4d300

Analogous

  1. #00f4d3
  2. #009bf4
  3. #0021f4

Triadic

  1. #009bf4
  2. #f4009b
  3. #9bf400

Tetradic

  1. #009bf4
  2. #5900f4
  3. #f45900
  4. #9bf400

Square

  1. #009bf4
  2. #d300f4
  3. #f45900
  4. #21f400

Monochromatic

  1. #003a5b
  2. #006aa7
  3. #009bf4
  4. #41baff
  5. #8ed6ff

Shades

#009bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009bf4
  2. #008cdc
  3. #007cc3
  4. #006dab
  5. #005d92
  6. #004e7a
  7. #003e62
  8. #002f49
  9. #001f31
  10. #001018
  11. #000000

Tints

#009bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009bf4
  2. #1aa5f5
  3. #33aff6
  4. #4db9f7
  5. #66c3f8
  6. #80cdfa
  7. #99d7fb
  8. #b3e1fc
  9. #ccebfd
  10. #e6f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009bf4
  2. #0d98e8
  3. #1a96dd
  4. #2693d1
  5. #3390c6
  6. #408eba
  7. #4d8bae
  8. #5a88a3
  9. #668597
  10. #73838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7697c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f9ff8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e8cf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #579ef6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c92f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009bf4 {
  color: #009bf4;
}
Background
.bg-009bf4 {
  background-color: #009bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #009bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 155 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 100% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009bf4, #0021f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 155 244 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.90 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.30 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.64 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.07 #ff640b Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009bf4  rgb(0, 155, 244)  hsl(202, 100%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#f45900  rgb(244, 89, 0)  hsl(22, 100%, 48%)  Persimmon
#f4009b  rgb(244, 0, 155)  hsl(322, 100%, 48%)  Persian Rose
#9bf400  rgb(155, 244, 0)  hsl(82, 100%, 48%)  Spring Bud