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#18A2DF

#18a2df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18a2df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 63.53% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.24% cyan, 27.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.39°, with 80.57% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.3136

Complementary

  1. #18a2df
  2. #df5518

Split complementary

  1. #18a2df
  2. #df183f
  3. #dfb818

Analogous

  1. #18dfb8
  2. #18a2df
  3. #183fdf

Triadic

  1. #18a2df
  2. #df18a2
  3. #a2df18

Tetradic

  1. #18a2df
  2. #5518df
  3. #df5518
  4. #a2df18

Square

  1. #18a2df
  2. #b818df
  3. #df5518
  4. #3fdf18

Monochromatic

  1. #093e55
  2. #11709a
  3. #18a2df
  4. #57bfed
  5. #9cd9f4

Shades

#18a2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18a2df
  2. #1692c9
  3. #1382b2
  4. #11719c
  5. #0e6186
  6. #0c5170
  7. #0a4159
  8. #073143
  9. #05202d
  10. #021016
  11. #000000

Tints

#18a2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18a2df
  2. #2fabe2
  3. #46b5e5
  4. #5dbee9
  5. #74c7ec
  6. #8cd1ef
  7. #a3daf2
  8. #bae3f5
  9. #d1ecf9
  10. #e8f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18a2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18a2df
  2. #229fd6
  3. #2d9bcc
  4. #3798c3
  5. #4294b9
  6. #4c91b0
  7. #568ea6
  8. #618a9d
  9. #6b8793
  10. #76838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84a1e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b90de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69a2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5598de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18a2df {
  color: #18a2df;
}
Background
.bg-18a2df {
  background-color: #18a2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18a2df {
  border: 2px solid #18a2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18a2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 162 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18a2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18a2df, #183fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18a2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 162 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.25 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.23 #e75d20 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#18a2df  rgb(24, 162, 223)  hsl(198, 81%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#df5518  rgb(223, 85, 24)  hsl(18, 81%, 48%)  Flame
#df18a2  rgb(223, 24, 162)  hsl(318, 81%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#a2df18  rgb(162, 223, 24)  hsl(78, 81%, 48%)  Yellow Green