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#209BCF

#209bcf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#209bcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 60.78% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.54% cyan, 25.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 197.83°, with 73.22% saturation and 46.86% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2825

Complementary

  1. #209bcf
  2. #cf5420

Split complementary

  1. #209bcf
  2. #cf2043
  3. #cfab20

Analogous

  1. #20cfab
  2. #209bcf
  3. #2043cf

Triadic

  1. #209bcf
  2. #cf209b
  3. #9bcf20

Tetradic

  1. #209bcf
  2. #5420cf
  3. #cf5420
  4. #9bcf20

Square

  1. #209bcf
  2. #ab20cf
  3. #cf5420
  4. #43cf20

Monochromatic

  1. #0c384a
  2. #16698d
  3. #209bcf
  4. #57bbe5
  5. #99d6ef

Shades

#209bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #209bcf
  2. #1d8cba
  3. #1a7ca6
  4. #166d91
  5. #135d7c
  6. #104e68
  7. #0d3e53
  8. #0a2f3e
  9. #061f29
  10. #031015
  11. #000000

Tints

#209bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #209bcf
  2. #36a5d4
  3. #4dafd9
  4. #63b9dd
  5. #79c3e2
  6. #90cde7
  7. #a6d7ec
  8. #bce1f1
  9. #d2ebf5
  10. #e9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#209bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #209bcf
  2. #2a98c7
  3. #3396bf
  4. #3d93b7
  5. #4690af
  6. #508ea8
  7. #5a8ba0
  8. #638898
  9. #6d8590
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7495ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a8ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5691cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-209bcf {
  color: #209bcf;
}
Background
.bg-209bcf {
  background-color: #209bcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-209bcf {
  border: 2px solid #209bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #209bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 155 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-209bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #209bcf, #2043cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-209bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 155 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.87 #df6430 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#209bcf  rgb(32, 155, 207)  hsl(198, 73%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#cf5420  rgb(207, 84, 32)  hsl(18, 73%, 47%)  Flame
#cf209b  rgb(207, 32, 155)  hsl(318, 73%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bcf20  rgb(155, 207, 32)  hsl(78, 73%, 47%)  Yellow Green