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#209CD9

#209cd9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#209cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.25% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 199.78°, with 74.3% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2909

Complementary

  1. #209cd9
  2. #d95d20

Split complementary

  1. #209cd9
  2. #d92040
  3. #d9b920

Analogous

  1. #20d9b9
  2. #209cd9
  3. #2040d9

Triadic

  1. #209cd9
  2. #d9209c
  3. #9cd920

Tetradic

  1. #209cd9
  2. #5d20d9
  3. #d95d20
  4. #9cd920

Square

  1. #209cd9
  2. #b920d9
  3. #d95d20
  4. #40d920

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3c54
  2. #166c96
  3. #209cd9
  4. #5ebae7
  5. #a1d7f1

Shades

#209cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #209cd9
  2. #1d8cc3
  3. #1a7dae
  4. #166d98
  5. #135e82
  6. #104e6d
  7. #0d3e57
  8. #0a2f41
  9. #061f2b
  10. #031016
  11. #000000

Tints

#209cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #209cd9
  2. #36a6dd
  3. #4db0e1
  4. #63bae4
  5. #79c4e8
  6. #90ceec
  7. #a6d7f0
  8. #bce1f4
  9. #d2ebf7
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#209cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #209cd9
  2. #2a99d0
  3. #3396c7
  4. #3d94be
  5. #4691b5
  6. #508ead
  7. #5a8ba4
  8. #63889b
  9. #6d8692
  10. #768389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7697b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e9cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669cdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5392d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-209cd9 {
  color: #209cd9;
}
Background
.bg-209cd9 {
  background-color: #209cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-209cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #209cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #209cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-209cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #209cd9, #2040d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-209cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.40 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.35 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.75 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.73 #df6326 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#209cd9  rgb(32, 156, 217)  hsl(200, 74%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d95d20  rgb(217, 93, 32)  hsl(20, 74%, 49%)  Flame
#d9209c  rgb(217, 32, 156)  hsl(320, 74%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd920  rgb(156, 217, 32)  hsl(80, 74%, 49%)  Yellow Green