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#009DEF

#009def ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009def is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 61.57% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 34.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 200.59°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3035

Complementary

  1. #009def
  2. #ef5200

Split complementary

  1. #009def
  2. #ef0025
  3. #efca00

Analogous

  1. #00efca
  2. #009def
  3. #0025ef

Triadic

  1. #009def
  2. #ef009d
  3. #9def00

Tetradic

  1. #009def
  2. #5200ef
  3. #ef5200
  4. #9def00

Square

  1. #009def
  2. #ca00ef
  3. #ef5200
  4. #25ef00

Monochromatic

  1. #003856
  2. #006ba2
  3. #009def
  4. #3cbcff
  5. #89d7ff

Shades

#009def mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009def
  2. #008dd7
  3. #007ebf
  4. #006ea7
  5. #005e8f
  6. #004f78
  7. #003f60
  8. #002f48
  9. #001f30
  10. #001018
  11. #000000

Tints

#009def mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009def
  2. #1aa7f1
  3. #33b1f2
  4. #4dbaf4
  5. #66c4f5
  6. #80cef7
  7. #99d8f9
  8. #b3e2fa
  9. #ccebfc
  10. #e6f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009def mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009def
  2. #0d9ae4
  3. #1a97d9
  4. #2694ce
  5. #3391c3
  6. #408fb8
  7. #4d8cac
  8. #5a89a1
  9. #668696
  10. #73838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7699c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568ded ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c9ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4394ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009def {
  color: #009def;
}
Background
.bg-009def {
  background-color: #009def;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009def {
  border: 2px solid #009def;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009def;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 157 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009def {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009def, #0025ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009def {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 157 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.43 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.85 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.37 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.43 #ff6210 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009def  rgb(0, 157, 239)  hsl(201, 100%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#ef5200  rgb(239, 82, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 47%)  Persimmon
#ef009d  rgb(239, 0, 157)  hsl(321, 100%, 47%)  Persian Rose
#9def00  rgb(157, 239, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud