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#239BD2

#239bd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 26.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 198.86°, with 71.43% saturation and 48.04% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2845

Complementary

  1. #239bd2
  2. #d25a23

Split complementary

  1. #239bd2
  2. #d22343
  3. #d2b223

Analogous

  1. #23d2b2
  2. #239bd2
  3. #2343d2

Triadic

  1. #239bd2
  2. #d2239b
  3. #9bd223

Tetradic

  1. #239bd2
  2. #5a23d2
  3. #d25a23
  4. #9bd223

Square

  1. #239bd2
  2. #b223d2
  3. #d25a23
  4. #43d223

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3a4f
  2. #186b90
  3. #239bd2
  4. #5dbae4
  5. #9fd6ef

Shades

#239bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239bd2
  2. #208cbd
  3. #1c7ca8
  4. #196d93
  5. #155d7e
  6. #124e69
  7. #0e3e54
  8. #0b2f3f
  9. #071f2a
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#239bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239bd2
  2. #39a5d7
  3. #4fafdb
  4. #65b9e0
  5. #7bc3e4
  6. #91cde9
  7. #a7d7ed
  8. #bde1f2
  9. #d3ebf6
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239bd2
  2. #2c98ca
  3. #3696c2
  4. #3f93b9
  5. #4890b1
  6. #528ea9
  7. #5b8ba1
  8. #648899
  9. #6d8590
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7595af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809ad5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679ad4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5591d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239bd2 {
  color: #239bd2;
}
Background
.bg-239bd2 {
  background-color: #239bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #239bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 155 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239bd2, #2343d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 155 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.62 #dc642d Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239bd2  rgb(35, 155, 210)  hsl(199, 71%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d25a23  rgb(210, 90, 35)  hsl(19, 71%, 48%)  Flame
#d2239b  rgb(210, 35, 155)  hsl(319, 71%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bd223  rgb(155, 210, 35)  hsl(79, 71%, 48%)  Yellow Green