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#129EDC

#129edc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#129edc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 61.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.82% cyan, 28.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 198.42°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #129edc
  2. #dc5012

Split complementary

  1. #129edc
  2. #dc1239
  3. #dcb512

Analogous

  1. #12dcb5
  2. #129edc
  3. #1239dc

Triadic

  1. #129edc
  2. #dc129e
  3. #9edc12

Tetradic

  1. #129edc
  2. #5012dc
  3. #dc5012
  4. #9edc12

Square

  1. #129edc
  2. #b512dc
  3. #dc5012
  4. #39dc12

Monochromatic

  1. #06384f
  2. #0c6b95
  3. #129edc
  4. #4abdf0
  5. #91d7f6

Shades

#129edc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129edc
  2. #108ec6
  3. #0e7eb0
  4. #0d6f9a
  5. #0b5f84
  6. #094f6e
  7. #073f58
  8. #052f42
  9. #04202c
  10. #021016
  11. #000000

Tints

#129edc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129edc
  2. #2aa8e0
  3. #41b1e3
  4. #59bbe7
  5. #71c5ea
  6. #89cfee
  7. #a0d8f1
  8. #b8e2f5
  9. #d0ecf8
  10. #e7f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129edc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129edc
  2. #1d9bd3
  3. #2898ca
  4. #3395c0
  5. #3e92b7
  6. #498fae
  7. #548ca5
  8. #5f899c
  9. #6a8692
  10. #758389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7698b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5194db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129edc {
  color: #129edc;
}
Background
.bg-129edc {
  background-color: #129edc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129edc {
  border: 2px solid #129edc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129edc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 158 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129edc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129edc, #1239dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129edc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 158 220 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.44 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.70 #ed6123 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129edc  rgb(18, 158, 220)  hsl(198, 85%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#dc5012  rgb(220, 80, 18)  hsl(18, 85%, 47%)  Flame
#dc129e  rgb(220, 18, 158)  hsl(318, 85%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9edc12  rgb(158, 220, 18)  hsl(78, 85%, 47%)  Yellow Green