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#189FD2

#189fd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189fd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.57% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 196.45°, with 79.49% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.2964

Complementary

  1. #189fd2
  2. #d24b18

Split complementary

  1. #189fd2
  2. #d21842
  3. #d2a818

Analogous

  1. #18d2a8
  2. #189fd2
  3. #1842d2

Triadic

  1. #189fd2
  2. #d2189f
  3. #9fd218

Tetradic

  1. #189fd2
  2. #4b18d2
  3. #d24b18
  4. #9fd218

Square

  1. #189fd2
  2. #a818d2
  3. #d24b18
  4. #42d218

Monochromatic

  1. #083749
  2. #106b8d
  3. #189fd2
  4. #4cbfeb
  5. #91d8f2

Shades

#189fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189fd2
  2. #168fbd
  3. #137fa8
  4. #116f93
  5. #0e5f7e
  6. #0c5069
  7. #0a4054
  8. #07303f
  9. #05202a
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#189fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189fd2
  2. #2fa9d7
  3. #46b2db
  4. #5dbce0
  5. #74c5e4
  6. #8ccfe9
  7. #a3d9ed
  8. #bae2f2
  9. #d1ecf6
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189fd2
  2. #229cca
  3. #2d99c2
  4. #3796b9
  5. #4293b1
  6. #4c90a9
  7. #568ca1
  8. #618999
  9. #6b8690
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 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 #6e8dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9ed3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5895d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189fd2 {
  color: #189fd2;
}
Background
.bg-189fd2 {
  background-color: #189fd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #189fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 159 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189fd2, #1842d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 159 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.02 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.43 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.23 #e7602d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#189fd2  rgb(24, 159, 210)  hsl(196, 79%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d24b18  rgb(210, 75, 24)  hsl(16, 79%, 46%)  Sinopia
#d2189f  rgb(210, 24, 159)  hsl(316, 79%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fd218  rgb(159, 210, 24)  hsl(76, 79%, 46%)  Yellow Green