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#009CD1

#009cd1 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009cd1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 61.18% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 195.22°, with 100% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2838

Complementary

  1. #009cd1
  2. #d13500

Split complementary

  1. #009cd1
  2. #d10033
  3. #d19e00

Analogous

  1. #00d19e
  2. #009cd1
  3. #0033d1

Triadic

  1. #009cd1
  2. #d1009c
  3. #9cd100

Tetradic

  1. #009cd1
  2. #3500d1
  3. #d13500
  4. #9cd100

Square

  1. #009cd1
  2. #9e00d1
  3. #d13500
  4. #33d100

Monochromatic

  1. #002a38
  2. #006384
  3. #009cd1
  4. #1ec6ff
  5. #6bd9ff

Shades

#009cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009cd1
  2. #008cbc
  3. #007da7
  4. #006d92
  5. #005e7d
  6. #004e69
  7. #003e54
  8. #002f3f
  9. #001f2a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#009cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009cd1
  2. #1aa6d6
  3. #33b0da
  4. #4dbadf
  5. #66c4e3
  6. #80cee8
  7. #99d7ed
  8. #b3e1f1
  9. #ccebf6
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009cd1
  2. #0d99c9
  3. #1a96c1
  4. #2694b9
  5. #3391b1
  6. #408ea9
  7. #4d8ba0
  8. #5a8898
  9. #668690
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7396ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698ad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5291d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009cd1 {
  color: #009cd1;
}
Background
.bg-009cd1 {
  background-color: #009cd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #009cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 156 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009cd1, #0033d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 156 209 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.32 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.24 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.50 #ff632e Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009cd1  rgb(0, 156, 209)  hsl(195, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#d13500  rgb(209, 53, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#d1009c  rgb(209, 0, 156)  hsl(315, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd100  rgb(156, 209, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green