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#019CCF

#019ccf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#019ccf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 61.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.52% cyan, 24.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 194.85°, with 99.04% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2829

Complementary

  1. #019ccf
  2. #cf3401

Split complementary

  1. #019ccf
  2. #cf0135
  3. #cf9b01

Analogous

  1. #01cf9b
  2. #019ccf
  3. #0135cf

Triadic

  1. #019ccf
  2. #cf019c
  3. #9ccf01

Tetradic

  1. #019ccf
  2. #3401cf
  3. #cf3401
  4. #9ccf01

Square

  1. #019ccf
  2. #9b01cf
  3. #cf3401
  4. #35cf01

Monochromatic

  1. #002937
  2. #016383
  3. #019ccf
  4. #1fc7fe
  5. #6bdafe

Shades

#019ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #019ccf
  2. #018cba
  3. #017da6
  4. #016d91
  5. #015e7c
  6. #014e68
  7. #003e53
  8. #002f3e
  9. #001f29
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#019ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #019ccf
  2. #1aa6d4
  3. #34b0d9
  4. #4dbadd
  5. #67c4e2
  6. #80cee7
  7. #99d7ec
  8. #b3e1f1
  9. #ccebf5
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#019ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #019ccf
  2. #0e99c7
  3. #1a96bf
  4. #2794b7
  5. #3491af
  6. #418ea8
  7. #4d8ba0
  8. #5a8898
  9. #678690
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7395ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a8ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5391cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-019ccf {
  color: #019ccf;
}
Background
.bg-019ccf {
  background-color: #019ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-019ccf {
  border: 2px solid #019ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #019ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 156 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 99% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-019ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #019ccf, #0135cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-019ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 156 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.60 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.88 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.64 #fe6330 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#019ccf  rgb(1, 156, 207)  hsl(195, 99%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#cf3401  rgb(207, 52, 1)  hsl(15, 99%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cf019c  rgb(207, 1, 156)  hsl(315, 99%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ccf01  rgb(156, 207, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 41%)  Yellow Green