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#0691C9

#0691c9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0691c9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 56.86% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.01% cyan, 27.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 197.23°, with 94.2% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #0691c9
  2. #c93e06

Split complementary

  1. #0691c9
  2. #c90630
  3. #c9a006

Analogous

  1. #06c9a0
  2. #0691c9
  3. #0630c9

Triadic

  1. #0691c9
  2. #c90691
  3. #91c906

Tetradic

  1. #0691c9
  2. #3e06c9
  3. #c93e06
  4. #91c906

Square

  1. #0691c9
  2. #a006c9
  3. #c93e06
  4. #30c906

Monochromatic

  1. #022634
  2. #045b7f
  3. #0691c9
  4. #23bbf8
  5. #6dd2fb

Shades

#0691c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0691c9
  2. #0583b5
  3. #0574a1
  4. #04668d
  5. #045779
  6. #034965
  7. #023a50
  8. #022c3c
  9. #011d28
  10. #010f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#0691c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0691c9
  2. #1f9cce
  3. #38a7d4
  4. #51b2d9
  5. #6abddf
  6. #83c8e4
  7. #9bd3e9
  8. #b4deef
  9. #cde9f4
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0691c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0691c9
  2. #128fc2
  3. #1e8eba
  4. #2b8cb3
  5. #378aac
  6. #4389a5
  7. #4f879d
  8. #5b8596
  9. #68838f
  10. #748287
  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 #6b8ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7590cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e81c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c91cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4988c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0691c9 {
  color: #0691c9;
}
Background
.bg-0691c9 {
  background-color: #0691c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0691c9 {
  border: 2px solid #0691c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0691c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 145 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0691c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0691c9, #0630c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0691c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 145 201 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.51 #f96e36 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0691c9  rgb(6, 145, 201)  hsl(197, 94%, 41%)  Carolina Blue
#c93e06  rgb(201, 62, 6)  hsl(17, 94%, 41%)  Sinopia
#c90691  rgb(201, 6, 145)  hsl(317, 94%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#91c906  rgb(145, 201, 6)  hsl(77, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green