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#209CD8

#209cd8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#209cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.19% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 199.57°, with 74.19% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2904

Complementary

  1. #209cd8
  2. #d85c20

Split complementary

  1. #209cd8
  2. #d82040
  3. #d8b820

Analogous

  1. #20d8b8
  2. #209cd8
  3. #2040d8

Triadic

  1. #209cd8
  2. #d8209c
  3. #9cd820

Tetradic

  1. #209cd8
  2. #5c20d8
  3. #d85c20
  4. #9cd820

Square

  1. #209cd8
  2. #b820d8
  3. #d85c20
  4. #40d820

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3c53
  2. #166c95
  3. #209cd8
  4. #5dbae7
  5. #a0d7f1

Shades

#209cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #209cd8
  2. #1d8cc2
  3. #1a7dad
  4. #166d97
  5. #135e82
  6. #104e6c
  7. #0d3e56
  8. #0a2f41
  9. #061f2b
  10. #031016
  11. #000000

Tints

#209cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #209cd8
  2. #36a6dc
  3. #4db0e0
  4. #63bae4
  5. #79c4e8
  6. #90ceec
  7. #a6d7ef
  8. #bce1f3
  9. #d2ebf7
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#209cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #209cd8
  2. #2a99cf
  3. #3396c6
  4. #3d94be
  5. #4691b5
  6. #508eac
  7. #5a8ba3
  8. #63889a
  9. #6d8692
  10. #768389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7697b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5392d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-209cd8 {
  color: #209cd8;
}
Background
.bg-209cd8 {
  background-color: #209cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-209cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #209cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #209cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 156 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-209cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #209cd8, #2040d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-209cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 156 216 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.52 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.66 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.95 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.63 #df6327 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#209cd8  rgb(32, 156, 216)  hsl(200, 74%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d85c20  rgb(216, 92, 32)  hsl(20, 74%, 49%)  Flame
#d8209c  rgb(216, 32, 156)  hsl(320, 74%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd820  rgb(156, 216, 32)  hsl(80, 74%, 49%)  Yellow Green