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#009FD3

#009fd3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009fd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.35% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 194.79°, with 100% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #009fd3
  2. #d33400

Split complementary

  1. #009fd3
  2. #d30035
  3. #d39e00

Analogous

  1. #00d39e
  2. #009fd3
  3. #0035d3

Triadic

  1. #009fd3
  2. #d3009f
  3. #9fd300

Tetradic

  1. #009fd3
  2. #3400d3
  3. #d33400
  4. #9fd300

Square

  1. #009fd3
  2. #9e00d3
  3. #d33400
  4. #35d300

Monochromatic

  1. #002c3a
  2. #006586
  3. #009fd3
  4. #20c8ff
  5. #6ddbff

Shades

#009fd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009fd3
  2. #008fbe
  3. #007fa9
  4. #006f94
  5. #005f7f
  6. #00506a
  7. #004054
  8. #00303f
  9. #00202a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#009fd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009fd3
  2. #1aa9d7
  3. #33b2dc
  4. #4dbce0
  5. #66c5e5
  6. #80cfe9
  7. #99d9ed
  8. #b3e2f2
  9. #ccecf6
  10. #e6f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009fd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009fd3
  2. #0d9ccb
  3. #1a99c2
  4. #2696ba
  5. #3393b2
  6. #4090aa
  7. #4d8ca1
  8. #5a8999
  9. #668691
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7598b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849dd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8cd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689ed4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5594d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009fd3 {
  color: #009fd3;
}
Background
.bg-009fd3 {
  background-color: #009fd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009fd3 {
  border: 2px solid #009fd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009fd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 159 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009fd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009fd3, #0035d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009fd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 159 211 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.74 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.40 #ff602c Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#009fd3  rgb(0, 159, 211)  hsl(195, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#d33400  rgb(211, 52, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#d3009f  rgb(211, 0, 159)  hsl(315, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fd300  rgb(159, 211, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green