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#0991CD

#0991cd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0991cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 56.86% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.61% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 198.37°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2472

Complementary

  1. #0991cd
  2. #cd4509

Split complementary

  1. #0991cd
  2. #cd092f
  3. #cda709

Analogous

  1. #09cda7
  2. #0991cd
  3. #092fcd

Triadic

  1. #0991cd
  2. #cd0991
  3. #91cd09

Tetradic

  1. #0991cd
  2. #4509cd
  3. #cd4509
  4. #91cd09

Square

  1. #0991cd
  2. #a709cd
  3. #cd4509
  4. #2fcd09

Monochromatic

  1. #03293a
  2. #065d84
  3. #0991cd
  4. #2db8f6
  5. #76d1f9

Shades

#0991cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0991cd
  2. #0883b9
  3. #0774a4
  4. #066690
  5. #05577b
  6. #054967
  7. #043a52
  8. #032c3e
  9. #021d29
  10. #010f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0991cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0991cd
  2. #229cd2
  3. #3aa7d7
  4. #53b2dc
  5. #6bbde1
  6. #84c8e6
  7. #9dd3eb
  8. #b5def0
  9. #cee9f5
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0991cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0991cd
  2. #158fc5
  3. #218ebe
  4. #2d8cb6
  5. #398aae
  6. #4589a7
  7. #50879f
  8. #5c8597
  9. #68838f
  10. #748288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7491d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b81cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b91cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4888cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0991cd {
  color: #0991cd;
}
Background
.bg-0991cd {
  background-color: #0991cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0991cd {
  border: 2px solid #0991cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0991cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 145 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0991cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0991cd, #092fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0991cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 145 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.93 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.27 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.55 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.53 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.91 #f66e32 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0991cd  rgb(9, 145, 205)  hsl(198, 92%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#cd4509  rgb(205, 69, 9)  hsl(18, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#cd0991  rgb(205, 9, 145)  hsl(318, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#91cd09  rgb(145, 205, 9)  hsl(78, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green