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#209BD4

#209bd4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#209bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.91% cyan, 26.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 199°, with 73.77% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.285

Complementary

  1. #209bd4
  2. #d45920

Split complementary

  1. #209bd4
  2. #d42041
  3. #d4b320

Analogous

  1. #20d4b3
  2. #209bd4
  3. #2041d4

Triadic

  1. #209bd4
  2. #d4209b
  3. #9bd420

Tetradic

  1. #209bd4
  2. #5920d4
  3. #d45920
  4. #9bd420

Square

  1. #209bd4
  2. #b320d4
  3. #d45920
  4. #41d420

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3a4f
  2. #166a92
  3. #209bd4
  4. #5abae6
  5. #9dd6f0

Shades

#209bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #209bd4
  2. #1d8cbf
  3. #1a7caa
  4. #166d94
  5. #135d7f
  6. #104e6a
  7. #0d3e55
  8. #0a2f40
  9. #061f2a
  10. #031015
  11. #000000

Tints

#209bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #209bd4
  2. #36a5d8
  3. #4dafdd
  4. #63b9e1
  5. #79c3e5
  6. #90cdea
  7. #a6d7ee
  8. #bce1f2
  9. #d2ebf6
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#209bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #209bd4
  2. #2a98cc
  3. #3396c3
  4. #3d93bb
  5. #4690b2
  6. #508eaa
  7. #5a8ba2
  8. #638899
  9. #6d8591
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7595b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688ad3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669bd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5491d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-209bd4 {
  color: #209bd4;
}
Background
.bg-209bd4 {
  background-color: #209bd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-209bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #209bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #209bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 155 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 74% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-209bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #209bd4, #2041d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-209bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 155 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.73 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.67 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.83 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.47 #df642b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#209bd4  rgb(32, 155, 212)  hsl(199, 74%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d45920  rgb(212, 89, 32)  hsl(19, 74%, 48%)  Flame
#d4209b  rgb(212, 32, 155)  hsl(319, 74%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bd420  rgb(155, 212, 32)  hsl(79, 74%, 48%)  Yellow Green