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#08A7EB

#08a7eb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08a7eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 65.49% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.6% cyan, 28.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 197.97°, with 93.42% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.3369

Complementary

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #eb4c08

Split complementary

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #eb0836
  3. #ebbe08

Analogous

  1. #08ebbe
  2. #08a7eb
  3. #0836eb

Triadic

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #eb08a7
  3. #a7eb08

Tetradic

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #4c08eb
  3. #eb4c08
  4. #a7eb08

Square

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #be08eb
  3. #eb4c08
  4. #36eb08

Monochromatic

  1. #033e57
  2. #0572a1
  3. #08a7eb
  4. #47c3f9
  5. #91dbfb

Shades

#08a7eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #0796d4
  3. #0686bc
  4. #0675a5
  5. #05648d
  6. #045476
  7. #03435e
  8. #023247
  9. #02212f
  10. #011118
  11. #000000

Tints

#08a7eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #21b0ed
  3. #39b9ef
  4. #52c1f1
  5. #6bcaf3
  6. #84d3f5
  7. #9cdcf7
  8. #b5e5f9
  9. #ceedfb
  10. #e6f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08a7eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08a7eb
  2. #14a3e0
  3. #209fd6
  4. #2c9bcb
  5. #3897c0
  6. #4494b6
  7. #5090ab
  8. #5c8ca0
  9. #688895
  10. #74848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a95ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6aa7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #539cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08a7eb {
  color: #08a7eb;
}
Background
.bg-08a7eb {
  background-color: #08a7eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08a7eb {
  border: 2px solid #08a7eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08a7eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 167 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08a7eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08a7eb, #0836eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08a7eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 167 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.59 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.76 #f75814 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#08a7eb  rgb(8, 167, 235)  hsl(198, 93%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#eb4c08  rgb(235, 76, 8)  hsl(18, 93%, 48%)  Flame
#eb08a7  rgb(235, 8, 167)  hsl(318, 93%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#a7eb08  rgb(167, 235, 8)  hsl(78, 93%, 48%)  Spring Bud