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#209CD5

#209cd5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#209cd5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 61.18% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.98% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 198.9°, with 73.88% saturation and 48.04% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #209cd5
  2. #d55920

Split complementary

  1. #209cd5
  2. #d52041
  3. #d5b420

Analogous

  1. #20d5b4
  2. #209cd5
  3. #2041d5

Triadic

  1. #209cd5
  2. #d5209c
  3. #9cd520

Tetradic

  1. #209cd5
  2. #5920d5
  3. #d55920
  4. #9cd520

Square

  1. #209cd5
  2. #b420d5
  3. #d55920
  4. #41d520

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3b50
  2. #166b92
  3. #209cd5
  4. #5bbbe6
  5. #9ed6f0

Shades

#209cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #209cd5
  2. #1d8cc0
  3. #1a7daa
  4. #166d95
  5. #135e80
  6. #104e6b
  7. #0d3e55
  8. #0a2f40
  9. #061f2b
  10. #031015
  11. #000000

Tints

#209cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #209cd5
  2. #36a6d9
  3. #4db0dd
  4. #63bae2
  5. #79c4e6
  6. #90ceea
  7. #a6d7ee
  8. #bce1f2
  9. #d2ebf7
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#209cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #209cd5
  2. #2a99cd
  3. #3396c4
  4. #3d94bc
  5. #4691b3
  6. #508eab
  7. #5a8ba2
  8. #63889a
  9. #6d8691
  10. #768389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7596b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809bd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688bd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679cd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5492d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-209cd5 {
  color: #209cd5;
}
Background
.bg-209cd5 {
  background-color: #209cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-209cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #209cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #209cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 74% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-209cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #209cd5, #2041d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-209cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.31 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.58 #df632a Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#209cd5  rgb(32, 156, 213)  hsl(199, 74%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d55920  rgb(213, 89, 32)  hsl(19, 74%, 48%)  Flame
#d5209c  rgb(213, 32, 156)  hsl(319, 74%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd520  rgb(156, 213, 32)  hsl(79, 74%, 48%)  Yellow Green