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#119CD8

#119cd8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#119cd8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 61.18% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.13% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 198.09°, with 85.41% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2885

Complementary

  1. #119cd8
  2. #d84d11

Split complementary

  1. #119cd8
  2. #d81139
  3. #d8b111

Analogous

  1. #11d8b1
  2. #119cd8
  3. #1139d8

Triadic

  1. #119cd8
  2. #d8119c
  3. #9cd811

Tetradic

  1. #119cd8
  2. #4d11d8
  3. #d84d11
  4. #9cd811

Square

  1. #119cd8
  2. #b111d8
  3. #d84d11
  4. #39d811

Monochromatic

  1. #06364a
  2. #0b6991
  3. #119cd8
  4. #45bdf0
  5. #8cd6f6

Shades

#119cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #119cd8
  2. #0f8cc2
  3. #0e7dad
  4. #0c6d97
  5. #0a5e82
  6. #094e6c
  7. #073e56
  8. #052f41
  9. #031f2b
  10. #021016
  11. #000000

Tints

#119cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #119cd8
  2. #29a6dc
  3. #41b0e0
  4. #58bae4
  5. #70c4e8
  6. #88ceec
  7. #a0d7ef
  8. #b8e1f3
  9. #cfebf7
  10. #e7f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#119cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #119cd8
  2. #1c99cf
  3. #2796c6
  4. #3294be
  5. #3d91b5
  6. #498eac
  7. #548ba3
  8. #5f889a
  9. #6a8692
  10. #758389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7496b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e9cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #649cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5092d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-119cd8 {
  color: #119cd8;
}
Background
.bg-119cd8 {
  background-color: #119cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-119cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #119cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #119cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 156 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-119cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #119cd8, #1139d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-119cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 156 216 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.34 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.77 #ee6327 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#119cd8  rgb(17, 156, 216)  hsl(198, 85%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d84d11  rgb(216, 77, 17)  hsl(18, 85%, 46%)  Flame
#d8119c  rgb(216, 17, 156)  hsl(318, 85%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd811  rgb(156, 216, 17)  hsl(78, 85%, 46%)  Yellow Green