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#08AAF2

#08aaf2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08aaf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 66.67% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.69% cyan, 29.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 93.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3521

Complementary

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #f25008

Split complementary

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #f20835
  3. #f2c508

Analogous

  1. #08f2c5
  2. #08aaf2
  3. #0835f2

Triadic

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #f208aa
  3. #aaf208

Tetradic

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #5008f2
  3. #f25008
  4. #aaf208

Square

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #c508f2
  3. #f25008
  4. #35f208

Monochromatic

  1. #03425e
  2. #0676a8
  3. #08aaf2
  4. #4dc4f9
  5. #97ddfc

Shades

#08aaf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #0799da
  3. #0688c2
  4. #0677a9
  5. #056691
  6. #045579
  7. #034461
  8. #023349
  9. #022230
  10. #011118
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aaf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #21b3f3
  3. #39bbf5
  4. #52c4f6
  5. #6bccf7
  6. #84d5f9
  7. #9cddfa
  8. #b5e6fb
  9. #ceeefc
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aaf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aaf2
  2. #14a6e7
  3. #20a2db
  4. #2c9dd0
  5. #3899c4
  6. #4495b9
  7. #5091ae
  8. #5c8da2
  9. #688897
  10. #74848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87aaf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a98f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6baaf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #549ff1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aaf2 {
  color: #08aaf2;
}
Background
.bg-08aaf2 {
  background-color: #08aaf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aaf2 {
  border: 2px solid #08aaf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aaf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 170 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 94% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aaf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aaf2, #0835f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aaf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 170 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.10 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.33 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.08 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.72 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.17 #f7550d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#08aaf2  rgb(8, 170, 242)  hsl(198, 94%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#f25008  rgb(242, 80, 8)  hsl(18, 94%, 49%)  Tangelo
#f208aa  rgb(242, 8, 170)  hsl(318, 94%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#aaf208  rgb(170, 242, 8)  hsl(78, 94%, 49%)  Spring Bud