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#1994CF

#1994cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1994cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 58.04% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.92% cyan, 28.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 199.45°, with 78.45% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2589

Complementary

  1. #1994cf
  2. #cf5419

Split complementary

  1. #1994cf
  2. #cf1939
  3. #cfaf19

Analogous

  1. #19cfaf
  2. #1994cf
  3. #1939cf

Triadic

  1. #1994cf
  2. #cf1994
  3. #94cf19

Tetradic

  1. #1994cf
  2. #5419cf
  3. #cf5419
  4. #94cf19

Square

  1. #1994cf
  2. #af19cf
  3. #cf5419
  4. #39cf19

Monochromatic

  1. #093246
  2. #11638b
  3. #1994cf
  4. #4bb6e9
  5. #8fd2f2

Shades

#1994cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1994cf
  2. #1785ba
  3. #1476a6
  4. #126891
  5. #0f597c
  6. #0d4a68
  7. #0a3b53
  8. #082c3e
  9. #051e29
  10. #030f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1994cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1994cf
  2. #309fd4
  3. #47a9d9
  4. #5eb4dd
  5. #75bfe2
  6. #8ccae7
  7. #a3d4ec
  8. #badff1
  9. #d1eaf5
  10. #e8f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1994cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1994cf
  2. #2392c7
  3. #2e90bf
  4. #388eb7
  5. #428caf
  6. #4d8aa8
  7. #5788a0
  8. #618698
  9. #6b8490
  10. #768288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7794d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6084ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f94d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d8bce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1994cf {
  color: #1994cf;
}
Background
.bg-1994cf {
  background-color: #1994cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1994cf {
  border: 2px solid #1994cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1994cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 148 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1994cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1994cf, #1939cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1994cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 148 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.66 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.20 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.91 #e66b30 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1994cf  rgb(25, 148, 207)  hsl(199, 78%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#cf5419  rgb(207, 84, 25)  hsl(19, 78%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#cf1994  rgb(207, 25, 148)  hsl(319, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#94cf19  rgb(148, 207, 25)  hsl(79, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green