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#129ECF

#129ecf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#129ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 61.96% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.3% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 195.56°, with 84% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2909

Complementary

  1. #129ecf
  2. #cf4312

Split complementary

  1. #129ecf
  2. #cf123f
  3. #cfa212

Analogous

  1. #12cfa2
  2. #129ecf
  3. #123fcf

Triadic

  1. #129ecf
  2. #cf129e
  3. #9ecf12

Tetradic

  1. #129ecf
  2. #4312cf
  3. #cf4312
  4. #9ecf12

Square

  1. #129ecf
  2. #a212cf
  3. #cf4312
  4. #3fcf12

Monochromatic

  1. #063342
  2. #0c6889
  3. #129ecf
  4. #3fc1ee
  5. #86d8f4

Shades

#129ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129ecf
  2. #108eba
  3. #0e7ea6
  4. #0d6f91
  5. #0b5f7c
  6. #094f68
  7. #073f53
  8. #052f3e
  9. #042029
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#129ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129ecf
  2. #2aa8d4
  3. #41b1d9
  4. #59bbdd
  5. #71c5e2
  6. #89cfe7
  7. #a0d8ec
  8. #b8e2f1
  9. #d0ecf5
  10. #e7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129ecf
  2. #1d9bc7
  3. #2898bf
  4. #3395b7
  5. #3e92af
  6. #498fa8
  7. #548ca0
  8. #5f8998
  9. #6a8690
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5793cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129ecf {
  color: #129ecf;
}
Background
.bg-129ecf {
  background-color: #129ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129ecf {
  border: 2px solid #129ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 158 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129ecf, #123fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 158 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.22 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.78 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.19 #ed6130 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129ecf  rgb(18, 158, 207)  hsl(196, 84%, 44%)  Carolina Blue
#cf4312  rgb(207, 67, 18)  hsl(16, 84%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cf129e  rgb(207, 18, 158)  hsl(316, 84%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecf12  rgb(158, 207, 18)  hsl(76, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green