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#229CE4

#229ce4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#229ce4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.09% cyan, 31.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 202.27°, with 78.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #229ce4
  2. #e46a22

Split complementary

  1. #229ce4
  2. #e4223b
  3. #e4cb22

Analogous

  1. #22e4cb
  2. #229ce4
  3. #223be4

Triadic

  1. #229ce4
  2. #e4229c
  3. #9ce422

Tetradic

  1. #229ce4
  2. #6a22e4
  3. #e46a22
  4. #9ce422

Square

  1. #229ce4
  2. #cb22e4
  3. #e46a22
  4. #3be422

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4161
  2. #146fa5
  3. #229ce4
  4. #66bbec
  5. #aad9f5

Shades

#229ce4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229ce4
  2. #1f8ccd
  3. #1b7db6
  4. #186da0
  5. #145e89
  6. #114e72
  7. #0e3e5b
  8. #0a2f44
  9. #071f2e
  10. #031017
  11. #000000

Tints

#229ce4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229ce4
  2. #38a6e7
  3. #4eb0e9
  4. #64baec
  5. #7ac4ef
  6. #91cef2
  7. #a7d7f4
  8. #bde1f7
  9. #d3ebfa
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229ce4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229ce4
  2. #2b99da
  3. #3596d0
  4. #3e94c6
  5. #4891bc
  6. #518eb2
  7. #5a8ba8
  8. #64889e
  9. #6d8694
  10. #77838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7797ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a9ee7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8de3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #629de6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e93e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229ce4 {
  color: #229ce4;
}
Background
.bg-229ce4 {
  background-color: #229ce4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229ce4 {
  border: 2px solid #229ce4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229ce4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 156 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229ce4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229ce4, #223be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229ce4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 156 228 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.69 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.49 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.76 #dd631b Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#229ce4  rgb(34, 156, 228)  hsl(202, 78%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e46a22  rgb(228, 106, 34)  hsl(22, 78%, 51%)  Persimmon
#e4229c  rgb(228, 34, 156)  hsl(322, 78%, 51%)  Persian Rose
#9ce422  rgb(156, 228, 34)  hsl(82, 78%, 51%)  Inchworm