ColorTool
Log in
#159CD7

#159cd7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#159cd7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.18% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.23% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 198.25°, with 82.2% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#0099cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2884

Complementary

  1. #159cd7
  2. #d75015

Split complementary

  1. #159cd7
  2. #d7153b
  3. #d7b115

Analogous

  1. #15d7b1
  2. #159cd7
  3. #153bd7

Triadic

  1. #159cd7
  2. #d7159c
  3. #9cd715

Tetradic

  1. #159cd7
  2. #5015d7
  3. #d75015
  4. #9cd715

Square

  1. #159cd7
  2. #b115d7
  3. #d75015
  4. #3bd715

Monochromatic

  1. #07374c
  2. #0e6991
  3. #159cd7
  4. #4bbced
  5. #91d6f4

Shades

#159cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159cd7
  2. #138cc2
  3. #117dac
  4. #0f6d97
  5. #0d5e81
  6. #0b4e6c
  7. #083e56
  8. #062f41
  9. #041f2b
  10. #021016
  11. #000000

Tints

#159cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159cd7
  2. #2ca6db
  3. #44b0df
  4. #5bbae3
  5. #73c4e7
  6. #8aceeb
  7. #a1d7ef
  8. #b9e1f3
  9. #d0ebf7
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159cd7
  2. #2099ce
  3. #2a96c6
  4. #3594bd
  5. #4091b4
  6. #4b8eac
  7. #558ba3
  8. #60889a
  9. #6b8691
  10. #758389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7496b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9bda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659cd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5292d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-159cd7 {
  color: #159cd7;
}
Background
.bg-159cd7 {
  background-color: #159cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #159cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 82% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159cd7, #153bd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.84 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.60 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.64 #ea6328 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#159cd7  rgb(21, 156, 215)  hsl(198, 82%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d75015  rgb(215, 80, 21)  hsl(18, 82%, 46%)  Flame
#d7159c  rgb(215, 21, 156)  hsl(318, 82%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd715  rgb(156, 215, 21)  hsl(78, 82%, 46%)  Yellow Green