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#09AAEF

#09aaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09aaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.23% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.3504

Complementary

  1. #09aaef
  2. #ef4e09

Split complementary

  1. #09aaef
  2. #ef0937
  3. #efc109

Analogous

  1. #09efc1
  2. #09aaef
  3. #0937ef

Triadic

  1. #09aaef
  2. #ef09aa
  3. #aaef09

Tetradic

  1. #09aaef
  2. #4e09ef
  3. #ef4e09
  4. #aaef09

Square

  1. #09aaef
  2. #c109ef
  3. #ef4e09
  4. #37ef09

Monochromatic

  1. #03415c
  2. #0676a5
  3. #09aaef
  4. #4cc5f8
  5. #96ddfb

Shades

#09aaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09aaef
  2. #0899d7
  3. #0788bf
  4. #0677a7
  5. #05668f
  6. #055578
  7. #044460
  8. #033348
  9. #022230
  10. #011118
  11. #000000

Tints

#09aaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09aaef
  2. #22b3f1
  3. #3abbf2
  4. #53c4f4
  5. #6bccf5
  6. #84d5f7
  7. #9dddf9
  8. #b5e6fa
  9. #ceeefc
  10. #e6f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09aaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09aaef
  2. #15a6e4
  3. #21a2d9
  4. #2d9dce
  5. #3999c3
  6. #4595b8
  7. #5091ac
  8. #5c8da1
  9. #688896
  10. #74848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88aaf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c98ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6caaf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #559fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09aaef {
  color: #09aaef;
}
Background
.bg-09aaef {
  background-color: #09aaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09aaef {
  border: 2px solid #09aaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09aaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09aaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09aaef, #0937ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09aaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.38 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.75 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.44 #f65510 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#09aaef  rgb(9, 170, 239)  hsl(198, 93%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ef4e09  rgb(239, 78, 9)  hsl(18, 93%, 49%)  Tangelo
#ef09aa  rgb(239, 9, 170)  hsl(318, 93%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#aaef09  rgb(170, 239, 9)  hsl(78, 93%, 49%)  Spring Bud