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#199CD8

#199cd8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#199cd8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 61.18% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.43% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 198.85°, with 79.25% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #199cd8
  2. #d85519

Split complementary

  1. #199cd8
  2. #d8193c
  3. #d8b419

Analogous

  1. #19d8b4
  2. #199cd8
  3. #193cd8

Triadic

  1. #199cd8
  2. #d8199c
  3. #9cd819

Tetradic

  1. #199cd8
  2. #5519d8
  3. #d85519
  4. #9cd819

Square

  1. #199cd8
  2. #b419d8
  3. #d85519
  4. #3cd819

Monochromatic

  1. #09394f
  2. #116a93
  3. #199cd8
  4. #52bbeb
  5. #97d6f3

Shades

#199cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #199cd8
  2. #178cc2
  3. #147dad
  4. #126d97
  5. #0f5e82
  6. #0d4e6c
  7. #0a3e56
  8. #082f41
  9. #051f2b
  10. #031016
  11. #000000

Tints

#199cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #199cd8
  2. #30a6dc
  3. #47b0e0
  4. #5ebae4
  5. #75c4e8
  6. #8cceec
  7. #a3d7ef
  8. #bae1f3
  9. #d1ebf7
  10. #e8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#199cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #199cd8
  2. #2399cf
  3. #2e96c6
  4. #3894be
  5. #4291b5
  6. #4d8eac
  7. #578ba3
  8. #61889a
  9. #6b8692
  10. #768389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7596b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5292d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-199cd8 {
  color: #199cd8;
}
Background
.bg-199cd8 {
  background-color: #199cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-199cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #199cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #199cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 156 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 79% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-199cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #199cd8, #193cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-199cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 156 216 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.78 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.14 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.70 #e66327 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#199cd8  rgb(25, 156, 216)  hsl(199, 79%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#d85519  rgb(216, 85, 25)  hsl(19, 79%, 47%)  Flame
#d8199c  rgb(216, 25, 156)  hsl(319, 79%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd819  rgb(156, 216, 25)  hsl(79, 79%, 47%)  Yellow Green