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#0490CF

#0490cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0490cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 56.47% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 30.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 198.62°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.2448

Complementary

  1. #0490cf
  2. #cf4304

Split complementary

  1. #0490cf
  2. #cf042a
  3. #cfa804

Analogous

  1. #04cfa8
  2. #0490cf
  3. #042acf

Triadic

  1. #0490cf
  2. #cf0490
  3. #90cf04

Tetradic

  1. #0490cf
  2. #4304cf
  3. #cf4304
  4. #90cf04

Square

  1. #0490cf
  2. #a804cf
  3. #cf4304
  4. #2acf04

Monochromatic

  1. #012839
  2. #035c84
  3. #0490cf
  4. #25b8fb
  5. #70d1fc

Shades

#0490cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0490cf
  2. #0482ba
  3. #0373a6
  4. #036591
  5. #02567c
  6. #024868
  7. #023a53
  8. #012b3e
  9. #011d29
  10. #000e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0490cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0490cf
  2. #1d9bd4
  3. #36a6d9
  4. #4fb1dd
  5. #68bce2
  6. #82c8e7
  7. #9bd3ec
  8. #b4def1
  9. #cde9f5
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0490cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0490cf
  2. #108ec7
  3. #1d8dbf
  4. #298bb7
  5. #368aaf
  6. #4288a8
  7. #4e86a0
  8. #5b8598
  9. #678390
  10. #748288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7191d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5880ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5990d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4587ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0490cf {
  color: #0490cf;
}
Background
.bg-0490cf {
  background-color: #0490cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0490cf {
  border: 2px solid #0490cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0490cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 144 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0490cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0490cf, #042acf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0490cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 144 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.49 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.67 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.99 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.91 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.13 #fb6f30 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0490cf  rgb(4, 144, 207)  hsl(199, 96%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#cf4304  rgb(207, 67, 4)  hsl(19, 96%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cf0490  rgb(207, 4, 144)  hsl(319, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#90cf04  rgb(144, 207, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green