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#1997CD

#1997cd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1997cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 59.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 198°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2675

Complementary

  1. #1997cd
  2. #cd4f19

Split complementary

  1. #1997cd
  2. #cd193d
  3. #cda919

Analogous

  1. #19cda9
  2. #1997cd
  3. #193dcd

Triadic

  1. #1997cd
  2. #cd1997
  3. #97cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1997cd
  2. #4f19cd
  3. #cd4f19
  4. #97cd19

Square

  1. #1997cd
  2. #a919cd
  3. #cd4f19
  4. #3dcd19

Monochromatic

  1. #083345
  2. #116589
  3. #1997cd
  4. #4ab9e9
  5. #8ed3f1

Shades

#1997cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1997cd
  2. #1788b9
  3. #1479a4
  4. #126a90
  5. #0f5b7b
  6. #0d4c67
  7. #0a3c52
  8. #082d3e
  9. #051e29
  10. #030f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1997cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1997cd
  2. #30a1d2
  3. #47acd7
  4. #5eb6dc
  5. #75c1e1
  6. #8ccbe6
  7. #a3d5eb
  8. #bae0f0
  9. #d1eaf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1997cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1997cd
  2. #2395c5
  3. #2e92be
  4. #3890b6
  5. #428eae
  6. #4d8ca7
  7. #57899f
  8. #618797
  9. #6b858f
  10. #768288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7191ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c96cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6586cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6396cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #518dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1997cd {
  color: #1997cd;
}
Background
.bg-1997cd {
  background-color: #1997cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1997cd {
  border: 2px solid #1997cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1997cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 151 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1997cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1997cd, #193dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1997cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 151 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.87 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.72 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.88 #e66832 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1997cd  rgb(25, 151, 205)  hsl(198, 78%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#cd4f19  rgb(205, 79, 25)  hsl(18, 78%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cd1997  rgb(205, 25, 151)  hsl(318, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#97cd19  rgb(151, 205, 25)  hsl(78, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green