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#009CCF

#009ccf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009ccf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 61.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 194.78°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2828

Complementary

  1. #009ccf
  2. #cf3300

Split complementary

  1. #009ccf
  2. #cf0035
  3. #cf9a00

Analogous

  1. #00cf9a
  2. #009ccf
  3. #0035cf

Triadic

  1. #009ccf
  2. #cf009c
  3. #9ccf00

Tetradic

  1. #009ccf
  2. #3300cf
  3. #cf3300
  4. #9ccf00

Square

  1. #009ccf
  2. #9a00cf
  3. #cf3300
  4. #35cf00

Monochromatic

  1. #002936
  2. #006283
  3. #009ccf
  4. #1dc7ff
  5. #69daff

Shades

#009ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009ccf
  2. #008cba
  3. #007da6
  4. #006d91
  5. #005e7c
  6. #004e68
  7. #003e53
  8. #002f3e
  9. #001f29
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#009ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009ccf
  2. #1aa6d4
  3. #33b0d9
  4. #4dbadd
  5. #66c4e2
  6. #80cee7
  7. #99d7ec
  8. #b3e1f1
  9. #ccebf5
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009ccf
  2. #0d99c7
  3. #1a96bf
  4. #2694b7
  5. #3391af
  6. #408ea8
  7. #4d8ba0
  8. #5a8898
  9. #668690
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7295ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a8ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5391cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009ccf {
  color: #009ccf;
}
Background
.bg-009ccf {
  background-color: #009ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009ccf {
  border: 2px solid #009ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 156 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009ccf, #0035cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 156 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.09 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.65 #ff6330 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009ccf  rgb(0, 156, 207)  hsl(195, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#cf3300  rgb(207, 51, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cf009c  rgb(207, 0, 156)  hsl(315, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ccf00  rgb(156, 207, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green