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#239BD5

#239bd5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239bd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.57% cyan, 27.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 199.55°, with 71.77% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.286

Complementary

  1. #239bd5
  2. #d55d23

Split complementary

  1. #239bd5
  2. #d52342
  3. #d5b623

Analogous

  1. #23d5b6
  2. #239bd5
  3. #2342d5

Triadic

  1. #239bd5
  2. #d5239b
  3. #9bd523

Tetradic

  1. #239bd5
  2. #5d23d5
  3. #d55d23
  4. #9bd523

Square

  1. #239bd5
  2. #b623d5
  3. #d55d23
  4. #42d523

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3b52
  2. #186b93
  3. #239bd5
  4. #60b9e5
  5. #a1d6f0

Shades

#239bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239bd5
  2. #208cc0
  3. #1c7caa
  4. #196d95
  5. #155d80
  6. #124e6b
  7. #0e3e55
  8. #0b2f40
  9. #071f2b
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#239bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239bd5
  2. #39a5d9
  3. #4fafdd
  4. #65b9e2
  5. #7bc3e6
  6. #91cdea
  7. #a7d7ee
  8. #bde1f2
  9. #d3ebf7
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239bd5
  2. #2c98cd
  3. #3696c4
  4. #3f93bc
  5. #4890b3
  6. #528eab
  7. #5b8ba2
  8. #64889a
  9. #6d8591
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7595b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9bd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678bd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669bd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5491d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239bd5 {
  color: #239bd5;
}
Background
.bg-239bd5 {
  background-color: #239bd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #239bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 155 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239bd5, #2342d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 155 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.92 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.55 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.51 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.68 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.51 #dc642a Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239bd5  rgb(35, 155, 213)  hsl(200, 72%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d55d23  rgb(213, 93, 35)  hsl(20, 72%, 49%)  Flame
#d5239b  rgb(213, 35, 155)  hsl(320, 72%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bd523  rgb(155, 213, 35)  hsl(80, 72%, 49%)  Yellow Green