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#009CD2

#009cd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009cd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 195.43°, with 100% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2843

Complementary

  1. #009cd2
  2. #d23600

Split complementary

  1. #009cd2
  2. #d20033
  3. #d29f00

Analogous

  1. #00d29f
  2. #009cd2
  3. #0033d2

Triadic

  1. #009cd2
  2. #d2009c
  3. #9cd200

Tetradic

  1. #009cd2
  2. #3600d2
  3. #d23600
  4. #9cd200

Square

  1. #009cd2
  2. #9f00d2
  3. #d23600
  4. #33d200

Monochromatic

  1. #002a39
  2. #006386
  3. #009cd2
  4. #20c6ff
  5. #6cd9ff

Shades

#009cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009cd2
  2. #008cbd
  3. #007da8
  4. #006d93
  5. #005e7e
  6. #004e69
  7. #003e54
  8. #002f3f
  9. #001f2a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#009cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009cd2
  2. #1aa6d7
  3. #33b0db
  4. #4dbae0
  5. #66c4e4
  6. #80cee9
  7. #99d7ed
  8. #b3e1f2
  9. #ccebf6
  10. #e6f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009cd2
  2. #0d99ca
  3. #1a96c2
  4. #2694b9
  5. #3391b1
  6. #408ea9
  7. #4d8ba1
  8. #5a8899
  9. #668690
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7396af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659bd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5292d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009cd2 {
  color: #009cd2;
}
Background
.bg-009cd2 {
  background-color: #009cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #009cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009cd2, #0033d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.32 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.43 #ff632d Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009cd2  rgb(0, 156, 210)  hsl(195, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#d23600  rgb(210, 54, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#d2009c  rgb(210, 0, 156)  hsl(315, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd200  rgb(156, 210, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green