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#189FCF

#189fcf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189fcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 62.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.41% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 195.74°, with 79.22% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #189fcf
  2. #cf4818

Split complementary

  1. #189fcf
  2. #cf1843
  3. #cfa318

Analogous

  1. #18cfa3
  2. #189fcf
  3. #1843cf

Triadic

  1. #189fcf
  2. #cf189f
  3. #9fcf18

Tetradic

  1. #189fcf
  2. #4818cf
  3. #cf4818
  4. #9fcf18

Square

  1. #189fcf
  2. #a318cf
  3. #cf4818
  4. #43cf18

Monochromatic

  1. #083646
  2. #106a8a
  3. #189fcf
  4. #4ac0ea
  5. #8ed8f2

Shades

#189fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189fcf
  2. #168fba
  3. #137fa6
  4. #116f91
  5. #0e5f7c
  6. #0c5068
  7. #0a4053
  8. #07303e
  9. #052029
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#189fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189fcf
  2. #2fa9d4
  3. #46b2d9
  4. #5dbcdd
  5. #74c5e2
  6. #8ccfe7
  7. #a3d9ec
  8. #bae2f1
  9. #d1ecf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189fcf
  2. #229cc7
  3. #2d99bf
  4. #3796b7
  5. #4293af
  6. #4c90a8
  7. #568ca0
  8. #618998
  9. #6b8690
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7698af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8dce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5994cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189fcf {
  color: #189fcf;
}
Background
.bg-189fcf {
  background-color: #189fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189fcf {
  border: 2px solid #189fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 159 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189fcf, #1843cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 159 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.47 #e76030 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#189fcf  rgb(24, 159, 207)  hsl(196, 79%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#cf4818  rgb(207, 72, 24)  hsl(16, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cf189f  rgb(207, 24, 159)  hsl(316, 79%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fcf18  rgb(159, 207, 24)  hsl(76, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green