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#009CEE

#009cee ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009cee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 34.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 200.67°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.49.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.2995

Complementary

  1. #009cee
  2. #ee5200

Split complementary

  1. #009cee
  2. #ee0025
  3. #eec900

Analogous

  1. #00eec9
  2. #009cee
  3. #0025ee

Triadic

  1. #009cee
  2. #ee009c
  3. #9cee00

Tetradic

  1. #009cee
  2. #5200ee
  3. #ee5200
  4. #9cee00

Square

  1. #009cee
  2. #c900ee
  3. #ee5200
  4. #25ee00

Monochromatic

  1. #003855
  2. #006aa2
  3. #009cee
  4. #3cbcff
  5. #88d6ff

Shades

#009cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009cee
  2. #008cd6
  3. #007dbe
  4. #006da7
  5. #005e8f
  6. #004e77
  7. #003e5f
  8. #002f47
  9. #001f30
  10. #001018
  11. #000000

Tints

#009cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009cee
  2. #1aa6f0
  3. #33b0f1
  4. #4dbaf3
  5. #66c4f5
  6. #80cef7
  7. #99d7f8
  8. #b3e1fa
  9. #ccebfc
  10. #e6f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009cee
  2. #0d99e3
  3. #1a96d8
  4. #2694cd
  5. #3391c2
  6. #408eb7
  7. #4d8bac
  8. #5a88a1
  9. #668696
  10. #73838b
  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 #7698bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #749ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b9ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4293ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009cee {
  color: #009cee;
}
Background
.bg-009cee {
  background-color: #009cee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009cee {
  border: 2px solid #009cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 156 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009cee, #0025ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 156 238 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.49 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.32 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.43 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.15 #ff6311 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009cee  rgb(0, 156, 238)  hsl(201, 100%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#ee5200  rgb(238, 82, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 47%)  Persimmon
#ee009c  rgb(238, 0, 156)  hsl(321, 100%, 47%)  Persian Rose
#9cee00  rgb(156, 238, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud