ColorTool
Log in
#1CA5FF

#1ca5ff ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#1ca5ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 64.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.02% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 203.79°, with 100% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3438

Complementary

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #ff761c

Split complementary

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #ff1c33
  3. #ffe81c

Analogous

  1. #1cffe8
  2. #1ca5ff
  3. #1c33ff

Triadic

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #ff1ca5
  3. #a5ff1c

Tetradic

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #761cff
  3. #ff761c
  4. #a5ff1c

Square

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #e81cff
  3. #ff761c
  4. #33ff1c

Monochromatic

  1. #004e82
  2. #007dce
  3. #1ca5ff
  4. #68c3ff
  5. #b5e2ff

Shades

#1ca5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #1995e6
  3. #1684cc
  4. #1474b3
  5. #116399
  6. #0e5380
  7. #0b4266
  8. #08324d
  9. #062133
  10. #03111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#1ca5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #33aeff
  3. #49b7ff
  4. #60c0ff
  5. #77c9ff
  6. #8ed2ff
  7. #a4dbff
  8. #bbe4ff
  9. #d2edff
  10. #e8f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1ca5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1ca5ff
  2. #26a1f2
  3. #309ee6
  4. #3a9ad9
  5. #4496cc
  6. #4e93c0
  7. #588fb3
  8. #628ba6
  9. #6c8799
  10. #76848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa1cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5996fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61a7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #489cfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-1ca5ff {
  color: #1ca5ff;
}
Background
.bg-1ca5ff {
  background-color: #1ca5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1ca5ff {
  border: 2px solid #1ca5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1ca5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 165 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1ca5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1ca5ff, #1c33ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1ca5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 165 255 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.40 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.10 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.69 #e35a00 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1ca5ff  rgb(28, 165, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#ff761c  rgb(255, 118, 28)  hsl(24, 100%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#ff1ca5  rgb(255, 28, 165)  hsl(324, 100%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#a5ff1c  rgb(165, 255, 28)  hsl(84, 100%, 55%)  Green Yellow