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#1997DF

#1997df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1997df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 59.22% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.79% cyan, 32.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 79.84% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2767

Complementary

  1. #1997df
  2. #df6119

Split complementary

  1. #1997df
  2. #df1934
  3. #dfc419

Analogous

  1. #19dfc4
  2. #1997df
  3. #1934df

Triadic

  1. #1997df
  2. #df1997
  3. #97df19

Tetradic

  1. #1997df
  2. #6119df
  3. #df6119
  4. #97df19

Square

  1. #1997df
  2. #c419df
  3. #df6119
  4. #34df19

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3a55
  2. #11689a
  3. #1997df
  4. #58b6ec
  5. #9dd4f4

Shades

#1997df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1997df
  2. #1788c9
  3. #1479b2
  4. #126a9c
  5. #0f5b86
  6. #0d4c70
  7. #0a3c59
  8. #082d43
  9. #051e2d
  10. #030f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#1997df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1997df
  2. #30a1e2
  3. #47ace5
  4. #5eb6e9
  5. #75c1ec
  6. #8ccbef
  7. #a3d5f2
  8. #bae0f5
  9. #d1eaf9
  10. #e8f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1997df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1997df
  2. #2395d6
  3. #2e92cc
  4. #3890c3
  5. #428eb9
  6. #4d8cb0
  7. #5789a6
  8. #61879d
  9. #6b8593
  10. #76828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7393b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7499e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a88de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d98e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #488ede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1997df {
  color: #1997df;
}
Background
.bg-1997df {
  background-color: #1997df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1997df {
  border: 2px solid #1997df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1997df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 151 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1997df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1997df, #1934df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1997df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 151 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.36 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.98 #e66820 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1997df  rgb(25, 151, 223)  hsl(202, 80%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#df6119  rgb(223, 97, 25)  hsl(22, 80%, 49%)  Persimmon
#df1997  rgb(223, 25, 151)  hsl(322, 80%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#97df19  rgb(151, 223, 25)  hsl(82, 80%, 49%)  Yellow Green