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#1D97CD

#1d97cd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1d97cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.37% red, 59.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.85% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 198.41°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.268

Complementary

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #cd531d

Split complementary

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #cd1d3f
  3. #cdab1d

Analogous

  1. #1dcdab
  2. #1d97cd
  3. #1d3fcd

Triadic

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #cd1d97
  3. #97cd1d

Tetradic

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #531dcd
  3. #cd531d
  4. #97cd1d

Square

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #ab1dcd
  3. #cd531d
  4. #3fcd1d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3447
  2. #14668a
  3. #1d97cd
  4. #50b8e6
  5. #93d3f0

Shades

#1d97cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #1a88b9
  3. #1779a4
  4. #146a90
  5. #115b7b
  6. #0f4c67
  7. #0c3c52
  8. #092d3e
  9. #061e29
  10. #030f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1d97cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #34a1d2
  3. #4aacd7
  4. #61b6dc
  5. #77c1e1
  6. #8ecbe6
  7. #a5d5eb
  8. #bbe0f0
  9. #d2eaf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1d97cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1d97cd
  2. #2795c5
  3. #3192be
  4. #3b90b6
  5. #458eae
  6. #4f8ca7
  7. #58899f
  8. #628797
  9. #6c858f
  10. #768288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 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 #6687cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6496cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #528dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1d97cd {
  color: #1d97cd;
}
Background
.bg-1d97cd {
  background-color: #1d97cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1d97cd {
  border: 2px solid #1d97cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1d97cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 29 151 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1d97cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1d97cd, #1d3fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1d97cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(29 151 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.63 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.70 #e26832 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#1d97cd  rgb(29, 151, 205)  hsl(198, 75%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#cd531d  rgb(205, 83, 29)  hsl(18, 75%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#cd1d97  rgb(205, 29, 151)  hsl(318, 75%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#97cd1d  rgb(151, 205, 29)  hsl(78, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green