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#129EF8

#129ef8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#129ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.74% cyan, 36.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 203.48°, with 94.26% saturation and 52.16% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.3136

Complementary

  1. #129ef8
  2. #f86c12

Split complementary

  1. #129ef8
  2. #f8122b
  3. #f8df12

Analogous

  1. #12f8df
  2. #129ef8
  3. #122bf8

Triadic

  1. #129ef8
  2. #f8129e
  3. #9ef812

Tetradic

  1. #129ef8
  2. #6c12f8
  3. #f86c12
  4. #9ef812

Square

  1. #129ef8
  2. #df12f8
  3. #f86c12
  4. #2bf812

Monochromatic

  1. #03446e
  2. #0572b8
  3. #129ef8
  4. #5cbcfa
  5. #a7dbfc

Shades

#129ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129ef8
  2. #108edf
  3. #0e7ec6
  4. #0d6fae
  5. #0b5f95
  6. #094f7c
  7. #073f63
  8. #052f4a
  9. #042032
  10. #021019
  11. #000000

Tints

#129ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129ef8
  2. #2aa8f9
  3. #41b1f9
  4. #59bbfa
  5. #71c5fb
  6. #89cffc
  7. #a0d8fc
  8. #b8e2fd
  9. #d0ecfe
  10. #e7f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129ef8
  2. #1d9bec
  3. #2898e0
  4. #3395d4
  5. #3e92c8
  6. #498fbc
  7. #548cb0
  8. #5f89a4
  9. #6a8698
  10. #75838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799ac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a2fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518ff6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5ba1fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4095f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129ef8 {
  color: #129ef8;
}
Background
.bg-129ef8 {
  background-color: #129ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #129ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 158 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 94% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129ef8, #122bf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 158 248 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.67 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.80 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.84 #ed6107 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129ef8  rgb(18, 158, 248)  hsl(203, 94%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#f86c12  rgb(248, 108, 18)  hsl(23, 94%, 52%)  Pumpkin
#f8129e  rgb(248, 18, 158)  hsl(323, 94%, 52%)  Persian Rose
#9ef812  rgb(158, 248, 18)  hsl(83, 94%, 52%)  Spring Bud