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#229CD4

#229cd4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229cd4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.18% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.96% cyan, 26.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 198.88°, with 72.36% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2887

Complementary

  1. #229cd4
  2. #d45a22

Split complementary

  1. #229cd4
  2. #d42243
  3. #d4b322

Analogous

  1. #22d4b3
  2. #229cd4
  3. #2243d4

Triadic

  1. #229cd4
  2. #d4229c
  3. #9cd422

Tetradic

  1. #229cd4
  2. #5a22d4
  3. #d45a22
  4. #9cd422

Square

  1. #229cd4
  2. #b322d4
  3. #d45a22
  4. #43d422

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3b50
  2. #176b92
  3. #229cd4
  4. #5dbae5
  5. #9fd6f0

Shades

#229cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229cd4
  2. #1f8cbf
  3. #1b7daa
  4. #186d94
  5. #145e7f
  6. #114e6a
  7. #0e3e55
  8. #0a2f40
  9. #071f2a
  10. #031015
  11. #000000

Tints

#229cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229cd4
  2. #38a6d8
  3. #4eb0dd
  4. #64bae1
  5. #7ac4e5
  6. #91ceea
  7. #a7d7ee
  8. #bde1f2
  9. #d3ebf6
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229cd4
  2. #2b99cc
  3. #3596c3
  4. #3e94bb
  5. #4891b2
  6. #518eaa
  7. #5a8ba2
  8. #648899
  9. #6d8691
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7696b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809bd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698bd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679cd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5592d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229cd4 {
  color: #229cd4;
}
Background
.bg-229cd4 {
  background-color: #229cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #229cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 156 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229cd4, #2243d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 156 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.61 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.16 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.18 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.70 #dd632b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#229cd4  rgb(34, 156, 212)  hsl(199, 72%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d45a22  rgb(212, 90, 34)  hsl(19, 72%, 48%)  Flame
#d4229c  rgb(212, 34, 156)  hsl(319, 72%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cd422  rgb(156, 212, 34)  hsl(79, 72%, 48%)  Yellow Green