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#1996FF

#1996ff ≈ Dodger Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1996ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 58.82% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.2% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 207.39°, with 100% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1e90ff), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.2924

Complementary

  1. #1996ff
  2. #ff8219

Split complementary

  1. #1996ff
  2. #ff1923
  3. #fff519

Analogous

  1. #19fff5
  2. #1996ff
  3. #1923ff

Triadic

  1. #1996ff
  2. #ff1996
  3. #96ff19

Tetradic

  1. #1996ff
  2. #8219ff
  3. #ff8219
  4. #96ff19

Square

  1. #1996ff
  2. #f519ff
  3. #ff8219
  4. #23ff19

Monochromatic

  1. #00457f
  2. #006fcb
  3. #1996ff
  4. #65b9ff
  5. #b2dcff

Shades

#1996ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1996ff
  2. #1787e6
  3. #1478cc
  4. #1269b3
  5. #0f5a99
  6. #0d4b80
  7. #0a3c66
  8. #082d4d
  9. #051e33
  10. #030f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#1996ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1996ff
  2. #30a1ff
  3. #47abff
  4. #5eb6ff
  5. #75c0ff
  6. #8ccbff
  7. #a3d5ff
  8. #bae0ff
  9. #d1eaff
  10. #e8f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1996ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1996ff
  2. #2394f2
  3. #2e92e6
  4. #388fd9
  5. #428dcc
  6. #4d8bc0
  7. #5789b3
  8. #6187a6
  9. #6b8499
  10. #76828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7594c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #609eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #378afd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d9bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d8ffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1996ff {
  color: #1996ff;
}
Background
.bg-1996ff {
  background-color: #1996ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1996ff {
  border: 2px solid #1996ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1996ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 150 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1996ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1996ff, #1923ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1996ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 150 255 / 0.35);
}

#1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.22 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.78 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.25 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.34 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.44 #e66900 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dodger Blue
#1996ff  rgb(25, 150, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#ff8219  rgb(255, 130, 25)  hsl(27, 100%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#ff1996  rgb(255, 25, 150)  hsl(327, 100%, 55%)  Deep Pink
#96ff19  rgb(150, 255, 25)  hsl(87, 100%, 55%)  Chartreuse