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#129FD2

#129fd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#129fd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 62.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.43% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 195.94°, with 84.21% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.2958

Complementary

  1. #129fd2
  2. #d24512

Split complementary

  1. #129fd2
  2. #d2123f
  3. #d2a512

Analogous

  1. #12d2a5
  2. #129fd2
  3. #123fd2

Triadic

  1. #129fd2
  2. #d2129f
  3. #9fd212

Tetradic

  1. #129fd2
  2. #4512d2
  3. #d24512
  4. #9fd212

Square

  1. #129fd2
  2. #a512d2
  3. #d24512
  4. #3fd212

Monochromatic

  1. #063445
  2. #0c6a8c
  3. #129fd2
  4. #42c1ef
  5. #88d8f5

Shades

#129fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #129fd2
  2. #108fbd
  3. #0e7fa8
  4. #0d6f93
  5. #0b5f7e
  6. #095069
  7. #074054
  8. #05303f
  9. #04202a
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#129fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #129fd2
  2. #2aa9d7
  3. #41b2db
  4. #59bce0
  5. #71c5e4
  6. #89cfe9
  7. #a0d9ed
  8. #b8e2f2
  9. #d0ecf6
  10. #e7f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#129fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #129fd2
  2. #1d9cca
  3. #2899c2
  4. #3396b9
  5. #3e93b1
  6. #4990a9
  7. #548ca1
  8. #5f8999
  9. #6a8690
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7698b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859dd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9ed3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5794d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-129fd2 {
  color: #129fd2;
}
Background
.bg-129fd2 {
  background-color: #129fd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-129fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #129fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #129fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 159 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 84% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-129fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #129fd2, #123fd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-129fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 159 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.31 #ed602d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#129fd2  rgb(18, 159, 210)  hsl(196, 84%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#d24512  rgb(210, 69, 18)  hsl(16, 84%, 45%)  Sinopia
#d2129f  rgb(210, 18, 159)  hsl(316, 84%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fd212  rgb(159, 210, 18)  hsl(76, 84%, 45%)  Yellow Green