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#039CCF

#039ccf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#039ccf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 61.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.55% cyan, 24.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 97.14% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.283

Complementary

  1. #039ccf
  2. #cf3603

Split complementary

  1. #039ccf
  2. #cf0336
  3. #cf9c03

Analogous

  1. #03cf9c
  2. #039ccf
  3. #0336cf

Triadic

  1. #039ccf
  2. #cf039c
  3. #9ccf03

Tetradic

  1. #039ccf
  2. #3603cf
  3. #cf3603
  4. #9ccf03

Square

  1. #039ccf
  2. #9c03cf
  3. #cf3603
  4. #36cf03

Monochromatic

  1. #012a38
  2. #026384
  3. #039ccf
  4. #23c6fc
  5. #6ed9fd

Shades

#039ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #039ccf
  2. #038cba
  3. #027da6
  4. #026d91
  5. #025e7c
  6. #024e68
  7. #013e53
  8. #012f3e
  9. #011f29
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#039ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #039ccf
  2. #1ca6d4
  3. #35b0d9
  4. #4fbadd
  5. #68c4e2
  6. #81cee7
  7. #9ad7ec
  8. #b3e1f1
  9. #cdebf5
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#039ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #039ccf
  2. #1099c7
  3. #1c96bf
  4. #2994b7
  5. #3591af
  6. #428ea8
  7. #4e8ba0
  8. #5b8898
  9. #678690
  10. #748388
  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 #7396ad ≈ 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-039ccf {
  color: #039ccf;
}
Background
.bg-039ccf {
  background-color: #039ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-039ccf {
  border: 2px solid #039ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #039ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 156 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-039ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #039ccf, #0336cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-039ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 156 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.57 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.06 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.62 #fc6330 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#039ccf  rgb(3, 156, 207)  hsl(195, 97%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#cf3603  rgb(207, 54, 3)  hsl(15, 97%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cf039c  rgb(207, 3, 156)  hsl(315, 97%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ccf03  rgb(156, 207, 3)  hsl(75, 97%, 41%)  Yellow Green