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#0797D2

#0797d2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0797d2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 59.22% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.67% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 197.44°, with 93.55% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.2683

Complementary

  1. #0797d2
  2. #d24207

Split complementary

  1. #0797d2
  2. #d20731
  3. #d2a807

Analogous

  1. #07d2a8
  2. #0797d2
  3. #0731d2

Triadic

  1. #0797d2
  2. #d20797
  3. #97d207

Tetradic

  1. #0797d2
  2. #4207d2
  3. #d24207
  4. #97d207

Square

  1. #0797d2
  2. #a807d2
  3. #d24207
  4. #31d207

Monochromatic

  1. #022d3e
  2. #056288
  3. #0797d2
  4. #2dbdf8
  5. #78d4fa

Shades

#0797d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0797d2
  2. #0688bd
  3. #0679a8
  4. #056a93
  5. #045b7e
  6. #044c69
  7. #033c54
  8. #022d3f
  9. #011e2a
  10. #010f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0797d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0797d2
  2. #20a1d7
  3. #39acdb
  4. #51b6e0
  5. #6ac1e4
  6. #83cbe9
  7. #9cd5ed
  8. #b5e0f2
  9. #cdeaf6
  10. #e6f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0797d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0797d2
  2. #1395ca
  3. #1f92c2
  4. #2b90b9
  5. #378eb1
  6. #448ca9
  7. #5089a1
  8. #5c8799
  9. #688590
  10. #748288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7091ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a97d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6186d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6097d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c8dd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0797d2 {
  color: #0797d2;
}
Background
.bg-0797d2 {
  background-color: #0797d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0797d2 {
  border: 2px solid #0797d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0797d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 151 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 94% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0797d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0797d2, #0731d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0797d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 151 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.84 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.33 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.76 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.27 #f8682d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0797d2  rgb(7, 151, 210)  hsl(197, 94%, 43%)  Carolina Blue
#d24207  rgb(210, 66, 7)  hsl(17, 94%, 43%)  Sinopia
#d20797  rgb(210, 7, 151)  hsl(317, 94%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#97d207  rgb(151, 210, 7)  hsl(77, 94%, 43%)  Yellow Green