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#159BCD

#159bcd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159bcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 60.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.76% cyan, 24.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 196.3°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.2801

Complementary

  1. #159bcd
  2. #cd4715

Split complementary

  1. #159bcd
  2. #cd153f
  3. #cda315

Analogous

  1. #15cda3
  2. #159bcd
  3. #153fcd

Triadic

  1. #159bcd
  2. #cd159b
  3. #9bcd15

Tetradic

  1. #159bcd
  2. #4715cd
  3. #cd4715
  4. #9bcd15

Square

  1. #159bcd
  2. #a315cd
  3. #cd4715
  4. #3fcd15

Monochromatic

  1. #073242
  2. #0e6788
  3. #159bcd
  4. #43beec
  5. #88d6f3

Shades

#159bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159bcd
  2. #138cb9
  3. #117ca4
  4. #0f6d90
  5. #0d5d7b
  6. #0b4e67
  7. #083e52
  8. #062f3e
  9. #041f29
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#159bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159bcd
  2. #2ca5d2
  3. #44afd7
  4. #5bb9dc
  5. #73c3e1
  6. #8acde6
  7. #a1d7eb
  8. #b9e1f0
  9. #d0ebf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159bcd
  2. #2098c5
  3. #2a96be
  4. #3593b6
  5. #4090ae
  6. #4b8ea7
  7. #558b9f
  8. #608897
  9. #6b858f
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7395ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8199cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b89cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5591cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159bcd {
  color: #159bcd;
}
Background
.bg-159bcd {
  background-color: #159bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159bcd {
  border: 2px solid #159bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 155 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159bcd, #153fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 155 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.41 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.78 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.22 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.59 #ea6432 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#159bcd  rgb(21, 155, 205)  hsl(196, 81%, 44%)  Carolina Blue
#cd4715  rgb(205, 71, 21)  hsl(16, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cd159b  rgb(205, 21, 155)  hsl(316, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bcd15  rgb(155, 205, 21)  hsl(76, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green