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#1997D4

#1997d4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1997d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.21% cyan, 28.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 199.57°, with 78.9% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.2709

Complementary

  1. #1997d4
  2. #d45619

Split complementary

  1. #1997d4
  2. #d4193a
  3. #d4b319

Analogous

  1. #19d4b3
  2. #1997d4
  3. #193ad4

Triadic

  1. #1997d4
  2. #d41997
  3. #97d419

Tetradic

  1. #1997d4
  2. #5619d4
  3. #d45619
  4. #97d419

Square

  1. #1997d4
  2. #b319d4
  3. #d45619
  4. #3ad419

Monochromatic

  1. #09364b
  2. #116690
  3. #1997d4
  4. #4fb8ea
  5. #94d3f2

Shades

#1997d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1997d4
  2. #1788bf
  3. #1479aa
  4. #126a94
  5. #0f5b7f
  6. #0d4c6a
  7. #0a3c55
  8. #082d40
  9. #051e2a
  10. #030f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1997d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1997d4
  2. #30a1d8
  3. #47acdd
  4. #5eb6e1
  5. #75c1e5
  6. #8ccbea
  7. #a3d5ee
  8. #bae0f2
  9. #d1eaf6
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1997d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1997d4
  2. #2395cc
  3. #2e92c3
  4. #3890bb
  5. #428eb2
  6. #4d8caa
  7. #5789a2
  8. #618799
  9. #6b8591
  10. #768288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7192ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7997d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6187d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6197d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e8ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1997d4 {
  color: #1997d4;
}
Background
.bg-1997d4 {
  background-color: #1997d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1997d4 {
  border: 2px solid #1997d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1997d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 151 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1997d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1997d4, #193ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1997d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 151 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.54 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.26 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.62 #e6682b Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1997d4  rgb(25, 151, 212)  hsl(200, 79%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d45619  rgb(212, 86, 25)  hsl(20, 79%, 46%)  Flame
#d41997  rgb(212, 25, 151)  hsl(320, 79%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#97d419  rgb(151, 212, 25)  hsl(80, 79%, 46%)  Yellow Green