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#239BCE

#239bce ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239bce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 60.78% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.01% cyan, 24.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 197.89°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2826

Complementary

  1. #239bce
  2. #ce5623

Split complementary

  1. #239bce
  2. #ce2346
  3. #ceab23

Analogous

  1. #23ceab
  2. #239bce
  3. #2346ce

Triadic

  1. #239bce
  2. #ce239b
  3. #9bce23

Tetradic

  1. #239bce
  2. #5623ce
  3. #ce5623
  4. #9bce23

Square

  1. #239bce
  2. #ab23ce
  3. #ce5623
  4. #46ce23

Monochromatic

  1. #0d394b
  2. #186a8d
  3. #239bce
  4. #5abae3
  5. #9cd6ee

Shades

#239bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239bce
  2. #208cb9
  3. #1c7ca5
  4. #196d90
  5. #155d7c
  6. #124e67
  7. #0e3e52
  8. #0b2f3e
  9. #071f29
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#239bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239bce
  2. #39a5d3
  3. #4fafd8
  4. #65b9dd
  5. #7bc3e2
  6. #91cde7
  7. #a7d7eb
  8. #bde1f0
  9. #d3ebf5
  10. #e9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239bce
  2. #2c98c6
  3. #3696be
  4. #3f93b7
  5. #4890af
  6. #528ea7
  7. #5b8b9f
  8. #648897
  9. #6d8590
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7495ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8acd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5791ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239bce {
  color: #239bce;
}
Background
.bg-239bce {
  background-color: #239bce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239bce {
  border: 2px solid #239bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 155 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239bce, #2346ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 155 206 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.95 #dc6431 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239bce  rgb(35, 155, 206)  hsl(198, 71%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#ce5623  rgb(206, 86, 35)  hsl(18, 71%, 47%)  Flame
#ce239b  rgb(206, 35, 155)  hsl(318, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bce23  rgb(155, 206, 35)  hsl(78, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green