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#00A0D1

#00a0d1 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a0d1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 194.07°, with 100% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #d13100

Split complementary

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #d10037
  3. #d19a00

Analogous

  1. #00d19a
  2. #00a0d1
  3. #0037d1

Triadic

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #d100a0
  3. #a0d100

Tetradic

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #3100d1
  3. #d13100
  4. #a0d100

Square

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #9a00d1
  3. #d13100
  4. #37d100

Monochromatic

  1. #002b38
  2. #006584
  3. #00a0d1
  4. #1ecaff
  5. #6bdcff

Shades

#00a0d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #0090bc
  3. #0080a7
  4. #007092
  5. #00607d
  6. #005069
  7. #004054
  8. #00303f
  9. #00202a
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a0d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #1aaad6
  3. #33b3da
  4. #4dbddf
  5. #66c6e3
  6. #80d0e8
  7. #99d9ed
  8. #b3e3f1
  9. #ccecf6
  10. #e6f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a0d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a0d1
  2. #0d9dc9
  3. #1a9ac1
  4. #2696b9
  5. #3393b1
  6. #4090a9
  7. #4d8da0
  8. #5a8a98
  9. #668690
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7599b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8dd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5795d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a0d1 {
  color: #00a0d1;
}
Background
.bg-00a0d1 {
  background-color: #00a0d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a0d1 {
  border: 2px solid #00a0d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a0d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a0d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a0d1, #0037d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a0d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 209 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.78 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.91 #ff5f2e Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a0d1  rgb(0, 160, 209)  hsl(194, 100%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#d13100  rgb(209, 49, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 41%)  Sinopia
#d100a0  rgb(209, 0, 160)  hsl(314, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#a0d100  rgb(160, 209, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green