ColorTool
Log in
#129ACC

#129acc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#129acc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 60.39% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.18% cyan, 24.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 196.13°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#0099cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.276

Complementary

  1. #129acc
  2. #cc4412

Split complementary

  1. #129acc
  2. #cc123d
  3. #cca112

Analogous

  1. #12cca1
  2. #129acc
  3. #123dcc

Triadic

  1. #129acc
  2. #cc129a
  3. #9acc12

Tetradic

  1. #129acc
  2. #4412cc
  3. #cc4412
  4. #9acc12

Square

  1. #129acc
  2. #a112cc
  3. #cc4412
  4. #3dcc12

Monochromatic

  1. #06303f
  2. #0c6586
  3. #129acc
  4. #3dbeee
  5. #83d6f4

Shades

#129acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129acc
  2. #108bb8
  3. #0e7ba3
  4. #0d6c8f
  5. #0b5c7a
  6. #094d66
  7. #073e52
  8. #052e3d
  9. #041f29
  10. #020f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#129acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129acc
  2. #2aa4d1
  3. #41aed6
  4. #59b8db
  5. #71c2e0
  6. #89cde6
  7. #a0d7eb
  8. #b8e1f0
  9. #d0ebf5
  10. #e7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129acc
  2. #1d97c4
  3. #2895bd
  4. #3392b5
  5. #3e90ae
  6. #498da6
  7. #548a9e
  8. #5f8897
  9. #6a858f
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7294ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8098ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6988cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6699cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5490cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-129acc {
  color: #129acc;
}
Background
.bg-129acc {
  background-color: #129acc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129acc {
  border: 2px solid #129acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 154 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129acc, #123dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 154 204 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.57 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.18 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.67 #ed6533 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129acc  rgb(18, 154, 204)  hsl(196, 84%, 44%)  Carolina Blue
#cc4412  rgb(204, 68, 18)  hsl(16, 84%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cc129a  rgb(204, 18, 154)  hsl(316, 84%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9acc12  rgb(154, 204, 18)  hsl(76, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green