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#229CE2

#229ce2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#229ce2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.96% cyan, 30.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 201.87°, with 76.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2961

Complementary

  1. #229ce2
  2. #e26822

Split complementary

  1. #229ce2
  2. #e2223c
  3. #e2c822

Analogous

  1. #22e2c8
  2. #229ce2
  3. #223ce2

Triadic

  1. #229ce2
  2. #e2229c
  3. #9ce222

Tetradic

  1. #229ce2
  2. #6822e2
  3. #e26822
  4. #9ce222

Square

  1. #229ce2
  2. #c822e2
  3. #e26822
  4. #3ce222

Monochromatic

  1. #0c415f
  2. #156fa2
  3. #229ce2
  4. #66baeb
  5. #a9d9f4

Shades

#229ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229ce2
  2. #1f8ccb
  3. #1b7db5
  4. #186d9e
  5. #145e88
  6. #114e71
  7. #0e3e5a
  8. #0a2f44
  9. #071f2d
  10. #031017
  11. #000000

Tints

#229ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229ce2
  2. #38a6e5
  3. #4eb0e8
  4. #64baeb
  5. #7ac4ee
  6. #91cef1
  7. #a7d7f3
  8. #bde1f6
  9. #d3ebf9
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229ce2
  2. #2b99d8
  3. #3596ce
  4. #3e94c5
  5. #4891bb
  6. #518eb1
  7. #5a8ba7
  8. #64889d
  9. #6d8694
  10. #77838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7797b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b9de5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #639de4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f93e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229ce2 {
  color: #229ce2;
}
Background
.bg-229ce2 {
  background-color: #229ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #229ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 156 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229ce2, #223ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 156 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.04 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.09 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.72 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.73 #dd631d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#229ce2  rgb(34, 156, 226)  hsl(202, 77%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e26822  rgb(226, 104, 34)  hsl(22, 77%, 51%)  Persimmon
#e2229c  rgb(226, 34, 156)  hsl(322, 77%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9ce222  rgb(156, 226, 34)  hsl(82, 77%, 51%)  Inchworm