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#0BAAEF

#0baaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0baaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.4% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.16°, with 91.2% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.3505

Complementary

  1. #0baaef
  2. #ef500b

Split complementary

  1. #0baaef
  2. #ef0b38
  3. #efc20b

Analogous

  1. #0befc2
  2. #0baaef
  3. #0b38ef

Triadic

  1. #0baaef
  2. #ef0baa
  3. #aaef0b

Tetradic

  1. #0baaef
  2. #500bef
  3. #ef500b
  4. #aaef0b

Square

  1. #0baaef
  2. #c20bef
  3. #ef500b
  4. #38ef0b

Monochromatic

  1. #04425d
  2. #0876a6
  3. #0baaef
  4. #50c4f7
  5. #99ddfa

Shades

#0baaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0baaef
  2. #0a99d7
  3. #0988bf
  4. #0877a7
  5. #07668f
  6. #065578
  7. #044460
  8. #033348
  9. #022230
  10. #011118
  11. #000000

Tints

#0baaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0baaef
  2. #23b3f1
  3. #3cbbf2
  4. #54c4f4
  5. #6dccf5
  6. #85d5f7
  7. #9dddf9
  8. #b6e6fa
  9. #ceeefc
  10. #e7f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0baaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0baaef
  2. #17a6e4
  3. #22a2d9
  4. #2e9dce
  5. #3a99c3
  6. #4695b8
  7. #5191ac
  8. #5d8da1
  9. #698896
  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-0baaef {
  color: #0baaef;
}
Background
.bg-0baaef {
  background-color: #0baaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0baaef {
  border: 2px solid #0baaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0baaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0baaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0baaef, #0b38ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0baaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.06 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.20 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.74 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.42 #f45510 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#0baaef  rgb(11, 170, 239)  hsl(198, 91%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ef500b  rgb(239, 80, 11)  hsl(18, 91%, 49%)  Tangelo
#ef0baa  rgb(239, 11, 170)  hsl(318, 91%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#aaef0b  rgb(170, 239, 11)  hsl(78, 91%, 49%)  Spring Bud