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#08A2DB

#08a2db ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08a2db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 63.53% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.35% cyan, 26.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 196.21°, with 92.95% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.3101

Complementary

  1. #08a2db
  2. #db4108

Split complementary

  1. #08a2db
  2. #db0838
  3. #dbab08

Analogous

  1. #08dbab
  2. #08a2db
  3. #0838db

Triadic

  1. #08a2db
  2. #db08a2
  3. #a2db08

Tetradic

  1. #08a2db
  2. #4108db
  3. #db4108
  4. #a2db08

Square

  1. #08a2db
  2. #ab08db
  3. #db4108
  4. #38db08

Monochromatic

  1. #033547
  2. #056b91
  3. #08a2db
  4. #38c4f8
  5. #82dafa

Shades

#08a2db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08a2db
  2. #0792c5
  3. #0682af
  4. #067199
  5. #056183
  6. #04516e
  7. #034158
  8. #023142
  9. #02202c
  10. #011016
  11. #000000

Tints

#08a2db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08a2db
  2. #21abdf
  3. #39b5e2
  4. #52bee6
  5. #6bc7e9
  6. #84d1ed
  7. #9cdaf1
  8. #b5e3f4
  9. #ceecf8
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08a2db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08a2db
  2. #149fd2
  3. #209bc9
  4. #2c98c0
  5. #3894b7
  6. #4491ae
  7. #508ea4
  8. #5c8a9b
  9. #688792
  10. #748389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a1de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c90da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69a1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5597da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08a2db {
  color: #08a2db;
}
Background
.bg-08a2db {
  background-color: #08a2db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08a2db {
  border: 2px solid #08a2db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08a2db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 162 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08a2db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08a2db, #0838db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08a2db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 162 219 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.09 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.94 #f75d24 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#08a2db  rgb(8, 162, 219)  hsl(196, 93%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#db4108  rgb(219, 65, 8)  hsl(16, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#db08a2  rgb(219, 8, 162)  hsl(316, 93%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#a2db08  rgb(162, 219, 8)  hsl(76, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green