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#08A7EC

#08a7ec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08a7ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.61% cyan, 29.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 198.16°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #ec4d08

Split complementary

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #ec0835
  3. #ecbf08

Analogous

  1. #08ecbf
  2. #08a7ec
  3. #0835ec

Triadic

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #ec08a7
  3. #a7ec08

Tetradic

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #4d08ec
  3. #ec4d08
  4. #a7ec08

Square

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #bf08ec
  3. #ec4d08
  4. #35ec08

Monochromatic

  1. #033e58
  2. #0573a2
  3. #08a7ec
  4. #48c3f9
  5. #92dbfb

Shades

#08a7ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #0796d4
  3. #0686bd
  4. #0675a5
  5. #05648e
  6. #045476
  7. #03435e
  8. #023247
  9. #02212f
  10. #011118
  11. #000000

Tints

#08a7ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #21b0ee
  3. #39b9f0
  4. #52c1f2
  5. #6bcaf4
  6. #84d3f6
  7. #9cdcf7
  8. #b5e5f9
  9. #ceedfb
  10. #e6f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08a7ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08a7ec
  2. #14a3e1
  3. #209fd6
  4. #2c9bcc
  5. #3897c1
  6. #4494b6
  7. #5090ab
  8. #5c8ca0
  9. #688896
  10. #74848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6995eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69a7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #539ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08a7ec {
  color: #08a7ec;
}
Background
.bg-08a7ec {
  background-color: #08a7ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08a7ec {
  border: 2px solid #08a7ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08a7ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 167 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08a7ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08a7ec, #0835ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08a7ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 167 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.24 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.81 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.65 #f75813 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#08a7ec  rgb(8, 167, 236)  hsl(198, 93%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#ec4d08  rgb(236, 77, 8)  hsl(18, 93%, 48%)  Tangelo
#ec08a7  rgb(236, 8, 167)  hsl(318, 93%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#a7ec08  rgb(167, 236, 8)  hsl(78, 93%, 48%)  Spring Bud