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#129BED

#129bed ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#129bed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 60.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.41% cyan, 34.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 202.47°, with 85.88% saturation and 50% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2969

Complementary

  1. #129bed
  2. #ed6412

Split complementary

  1. #129bed
  2. #ed122d
  3. #edd212

Analogous

  1. #12edd2
  2. #129bed
  3. #122ded

Triadic

  1. #129bed
  2. #ed129b
  3. #9bed12

Tetradic

  1. #129bed
  2. #6412ed
  3. #ed6412
  4. #9bed12

Square

  1. #129bed
  2. #d212ed
  3. #ed6412
  4. #2ded12

Monochromatic

  1. #073e5f
  2. #0d6ca6
  3. #129bed
  4. #59b9f2
  5. #a0d7f8

Shades

#129bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129bed
  2. #108cd5
  3. #0e7cbe
  4. #0d6da6
  5. #0b5d8e
  6. #094e77
  7. #073e5f
  8. #052f47
  9. #041f2f
  10. #021018
  11. #000000

Tints

#129bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129bed
  2. #2aa5ef
  3. #41aff1
  4. #59b9f2
  5. #71c3f4
  6. #89cdf6
  7. #a0d7f8
  8. #b8e1fa
  9. #d0ebfb
  10. #e7f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129bed
  2. #1d98e2
  3. #2896d7
  4. #3393cc
  5. #3e90c1
  6. #498eb7
  7. #548bac
  8. #5f88a1
  9. #6a8596
  10. #75838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7697be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #739ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c9def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4492ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129bed {
  color: #129bed;
}
Background
.bg-129bed {
  background-color: #129bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129bed {
  border: 2px solid #129bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 155 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129bed, #122ded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 155 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.45 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.80 #ed6412 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129bed  rgb(18, 155, 237)  hsl(202, 86%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#ed6412  rgb(237, 100, 18)  hsl(22, 86%, 50%)  Persimmon
#ed129b  rgb(237, 18, 155)  hsl(322, 86%, 50%)  Persian Rose
#9bed12  rgb(155, 237, 18)  hsl(82, 86%, 50%)  Spring Bud