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#00A5D7

#00a5d7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a5d7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 193.95°, with 100% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3182

Complementary

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #d73200

Split complementary

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #d7003a
  3. #d79d00

Analogous

  1. #00d79d
  2. #00a5d7
  3. #003ad7

Triadic

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #d700a5
  3. #a5d700

Tetradic

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #3200d7
  3. #d73200
  4. #a5d700

Square

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #9d00d7
  3. #d73200
  4. #3ad700

Monochromatic

  1. #00303e
  2. #006a8b
  3. #00a5d7
  4. #25ccff
  5. #71deff

Shades

#00a5d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #0095c2
  3. #0084ac
  4. #007497
  5. #006381
  6. #00536c
  7. #004256
  8. #003241
  9. #00212b
  10. #001116
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #1aaedb
  3. #33b7df
  4. #4dc0e3
  5. #66c9e7
  6. #80d2eb
  7. #99dbef
  8. #b3e4f3
  9. #ccedf7
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5d7
  2. #0da1ce
  3. #1a9ec6
  4. #269abd
  5. #3396b4
  6. #4093ac
  7. #4d8fa3
  8. #5a8b9a
  9. #668791
  10. #738489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba2d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7291d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6da3d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a9ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5d7 {
  color: #00a5d7;
}
Background
.bg-00a5d7 {
  background-color: #00a5d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5d7 {
  border: 2px solid #00a5d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5d7, #003ad7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 215 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.98 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.01 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.11 #ff5a28 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a5d7  rgb(0, 165, 215)  hsl(194, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d73200  rgb(215, 50, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d700a5  rgb(215, 0, 165)  hsl(314, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5d700  rgb(165, 215, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green