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#2091C8

#2091c8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2091c8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 56.86% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.64°, with 72.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.2473

Complementary

  1. #2091c8
  2. #c85720

Split complementary

  1. #2091c8
  2. #c8203d
  3. #c8ab20

Analogous

  1. #20c8ab
  2. #2091c8
  3. #203dc8

Triadic

  1. #2091c8
  2. #c82091
  3. #91c820

Tetradic

  1. #2091c8
  2. #5720c8
  3. #c85720
  4. #91c820

Square

  1. #2091c8
  2. #ab20c8
  3. #c85720
  4. #3dc820

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3144
  2. #156186
  3. #2091c8
  4. #51b3e3
  5. #93d0ee

Shades

#2091c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2091c8
  2. #1d83b4
  3. #1a74a0
  4. #16668c
  5. #135778
  6. #104964
  7. #0d3a50
  8. #0a2c3c
  9. #061d28
  10. #030f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2091c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2091c8
  2. #369cce
  3. #4da7d3
  4. #63b2d9
  5. #79bdde
  6. #90c8e4
  7. #a6d3e9
  8. #bcdeef
  9. #d2e9f4
  10. #e9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2091c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2091c8
  2. #2a8fc1
  3. #338eba
  4. #3d8cb2
  5. #468aab
  6. #5089a4
  7. #5a879d
  8. #638596
  9. #6d838e
  10. #768287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7691cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6082c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f91ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e88c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2091c8 {
  color: #2091c8;
}
Background
.bg-2091c8 {
  background-color: #2091c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2091c8 {
  border: 2px solid #2091c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2091c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 145 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2091c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2091c8, #203dc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2091c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 145 200 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.12 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.57 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.68 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.78 #df6e37 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2091c8  rgb(32, 145, 200)  hsl(200, 72%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#c85720  rgb(200, 87, 32)  hsl(20, 72%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#c82091  rgb(200, 32, 145)  hsl(320, 72%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#91c820  rgb(145, 200, 32)  hsl(80, 72%, 45%)  Yellow Green