ColorTool
Log in
#219DEC

#219dec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#219dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 61.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.02% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 203.35°, with 84.23% saturation and 52.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3049

Complementary

  1. #219dec
  2. #ec7021

Split complementary

  1. #219dec
  2. #ec2138
  3. #ecd621

Analogous

  1. #21ecd6
  2. #219dec
  3. #2138ec

Triadic

  1. #219dec
  2. #ec219d
  3. #9dec21

Tetradic

  1. #219dec
  2. #7021ec
  3. #ec7021
  4. #9dec21

Square

  1. #219dec
  2. #d621ec
  3. #ec7021
  4. #38ec21

Monochromatic

  1. #09456b
  2. #0f72b1
  3. #219dec
  4. #67bcf2
  5. #aedbf8

Shades

#219dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #219dec
  2. #1e8dd4
  3. #1a7ebd
  4. #176ea5
  5. #145e8e
  6. #114f76
  7. #0d3f5e
  8. #0a2f47
  9. #071f2f
  10. #031018
  11. #000000

Tints

#219dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #219dec
  2. #37a7ee
  3. #4db1f0
  4. #64baf2
  5. #7ac4f4
  6. #90cef6
  7. #a6d8f7
  8. #bce2f9
  9. #d3ebfb
  10. #e9f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#219dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #219dec
  2. #2b9ae1
  3. #3497d6
  4. #3e94cc
  5. #4791c1
  6. #518fb6
  7. #5a8cab
  8. #6489a0
  9. #6d8696
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7899bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77a0ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #609fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a94eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-219dec {
  color: #219dec;
}
Background
.bg-219dec {
  background-color: #219dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-219dec {
  border: 2px solid #219dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #219dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 157 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-219dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #219dec, #2138ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-219dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 157 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.01 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.22 #de6213 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#219dec  rgb(33, 157, 236)  hsl(203, 84%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#ec7021  rgb(236, 112, 33)  hsl(23, 84%, 53%)  Pumpkin
#ec219d  rgb(236, 33, 157)  hsl(323, 84%, 53%)  Persian Rose
#9dec21  rgb(157, 236, 33)  hsl(83, 84%, 53%)  Spring Bud