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#239CDD

#239cdd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239cdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 61.18% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 200.97°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #239cdd
  2. #dd6423

Split complementary

  1. #239cdd
  2. #dd233f
  3. #ddc123

Analogous

  1. #23ddc1
  2. #239cdd
  3. #233fdd

Triadic

  1. #239cdd
  2. #dd239c
  3. #9cdd23

Tetradic

  1. #239cdd
  2. #6423dd
  3. #dd6423
  4. #9cdd23

Square

  1. #239cdd
  2. #c123dd
  3. #dd6423
  4. #3fdd23

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3f59
  2. #186e9b
  3. #239cdd
  4. #65bae7
  5. #a8d8f1

Shades

#239cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239cdd
  2. #208cc7
  3. #1c7db1
  4. #196d9b
  5. #155e85
  6. #124e6f
  7. #0e3e58
  8. #0b2f42
  9. #071f2c
  10. #041016
  11. #000000

Tints

#239cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239cdd
  2. #39a6e0
  3. #4fb0e4
  4. #65bae7
  5. #7bc4eb
  6. #91ceee
  7. #a7d7f1
  8. #bde1f5
  9. #d3ebf8
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239cdd
  2. #2c99d4
  3. #3696ca
  4. #3f94c1
  5. #4891b8
  6. #528eaf
  7. #5b8ba5
  8. #64889c
  9. #6d8693
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7797b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d9de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #648cdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5193dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239cdd {
  color: #239cdd;
}
Background
.bg-239cdd {
  background-color: #239cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239cdd {
  border: 2px solid #239cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 156 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239cdd, #233fdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 156 221 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.62 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.69 #dc6322 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239cdd  rgb(35, 156, 221)  hsl(201, 73%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#dd6423  rgb(221, 100, 35)  hsl(21, 73%, 50%)  Persimmon
#dd239c  rgb(221, 35, 156)  hsl(321, 73%, 50%)  Mulberry
#9cdd23  rgb(156, 221, 35)  hsl(81, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green