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#129CDE

#129cde ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#129cde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 61.18% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.89% cyan, 29.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 199.41°, with 85% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2918

Complementary

  1. #129cde
  2. #de5412

Split complementary

  1. #129cde
  2. #de1236
  3. #deba12

Analogous

  1. #12deba
  2. #129cde
  3. #1236de

Triadic

  1. #129cde
  2. #de129c
  3. #9cde12

Tetradic

  1. #129cde
  2. #5412de
  3. #de5412
  4. #9cde12

Square

  1. #129cde
  2. #ba12de
  3. #de5412
  4. #36de12

Monochromatic

  1. #073950
  2. #0c6a97
  3. #129cde
  4. #4cbbf0
  5. #93d6f6

Shades

#129cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129cde
  2. #108cc8
  3. #0e7db2
  4. #0d6d9b
  5. #0b5e85
  6. #094e6f
  7. #073e59
  8. #052f43
  9. #041f2c
  10. #021016
  11. #000000

Tints

#129cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129cde
  2. #2aa6e1
  3. #41b0e5
  4. #59bae8
  5. #71c4eb
  6. #89ceef
  7. #a0d7f2
  8. #b8e1f5
  9. #d0ebf8
  10. #e7f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129cde
  2. #1d99d5
  3. #2896cb
  4. #3394c2
  5. #3e91b8
  6. #498eaf
  7. #548ba6
  8. #5f889c
  9. #6a8693
  10. #758389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c9ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628bdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #629ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e92dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129cde {
  color: #129cde;
}
Background
.bg-129cde {
  background-color: #129cde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129cde {
  border: 2px solid #129cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 156 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129cde, #1236de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 156 222 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.04 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.85 #ed6321 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129cde  rgb(18, 156, 222)  hsl(199, 85%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#de5412  rgb(222, 84, 18)  hsl(19, 85%, 47%)  Flame
#de129c  rgb(222, 18, 156)  hsl(319, 85%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cde12  rgb(156, 222, 18)  hsl(79, 85%, 47%)  Yellow Green