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#189CD6

#189cd6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189cd6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 61.18% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.79% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 198.32°, with 79.83% saturation and 46.67% 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 brand accents. 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.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #189cd6
  2. #d65218

Split complementary

  1. #189cd6
  2. #d6183d
  3. #d6b118

Analogous

  1. #18d6b1
  2. #189cd6
  3. #183dd6

Triadic

  1. #189cd6
  2. #d6189c
  3. #9cd618

Tetradic

  1. #189cd6
  2. #5218d6
  3. #d65218
  4. #9cd618

Square

  1. #189cd6
  2. #b118d6
  3. #d65218
  4. #3dd618

Monochromatic

  1. #09384c
  2. #106a91
  3. #189cd6
  4. #4fbceb
  5. #94d6f3

Shades

#189cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189cd6
  2. #168cc1
  3. #137dab
  4. #116d96
  5. #0e5e80
  6. #0c4e6b
  7. #0a3e56
  8. #072f40
  9. #051f2b
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#189cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189cd6
  2. #2fa6da
  3. #46b0de
  4. #5dbae2
  5. #74c4e6
  6. #8cceeb
  7. #a3d7ef
  8. #bae1f3
  9. #d1ebf7
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189cd6
  2. #2299cd
  3. #2d96c5
  4. #3794bc
  5. #4291b4
  6. #4c8eab
  7. #568ba2
  8. #61889a
  9. #6b8691
  10. #768389
  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 #7596b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9bd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678bd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669cd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5292d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189cd6 {
  color: #189cd6;
}
Background
.bg-189cd6 {
  background-color: #189cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #189cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189cd6, #183dd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.98 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.17 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.71 #e76329 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#189cd6  rgb(24, 156, 214)  hsl(198, 80%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#d65218  rgb(214, 82, 24)  hsl(18, 80%, 47%)  Flame
#d6189c  rgb(214, 24, 156)  hsl(318, 80%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd618  rgb(156, 214, 24)  hsl(78, 80%, 47%)  Yellow Green