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#149FD2

#149fd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#149fd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 62.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.48% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 196.11°, with 82.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #149fd2
  2. #d24714

Split complementary

  1. #149fd2
  2. #d21440
  3. #d2a614

Analogous

  1. #14d2a6
  2. #149fd2
  3. #1440d2

Triadic

  1. #149fd2
  2. #d2149f
  3. #9fd214

Tetradic

  1. #149fd2
  2. #4714d2
  3. #d24714
  4. #9fd214

Square

  1. #149fd2
  2. #a614d2
  3. #d24714
  4. #40d214

Monochromatic

  1. #073546
  2. #0d6a8c
  3. #149fd2
  4. #45c0ed
  5. #8bd8f4

Shades

#149fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #149fd2
  2. #128fbd
  3. #107fa8
  4. #0e6f93
  5. #0c5f7e
  6. #0a5069
  7. #084054
  8. #06303f
  9. #04202a
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#149fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #149fd2
  2. #2ca9d7
  3. #43b2db
  4. #5bbce0
  5. #72c5e4
  6. #8acfe9
  7. #a1d9ed
  8. #b9e2f2
  9. #d0ecf6
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#149fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #149fd2
  2. #1f9cca
  3. #2a99c2
  4. #3496b9
  5. #3f93b1
  6. #4a90a9
  7. #558ca1
  8. #608999
  9. #6a8690
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7699b0 ≈ 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-149fd2 {
  color: #149fd2;
}
Background
.bg-149fd2 {
  background-color: #149fd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-149fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #149fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #149fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 159 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 83% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-149fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #149fd2, #1440d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-149fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 159 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.14 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.48 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.29 #eb602d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#149fd2  rgb(20, 159, 210)  hsl(196, 83%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#d24714  rgb(210, 71, 20)  hsl(16, 83%, 45%)  Sinopia
#d2149f  rgb(210, 20, 159)  hsl(316, 83%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fd214  rgb(159, 210, 20)  hsl(76, 83%, 45%)  Yellow Green