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#239DDD

#239ddd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239ddd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 61.57% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 28.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 200.65°, 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.2969

Complementary

  1. #239ddd
  2. #dd6323

Split complementary

  1. #239ddd
  2. #dd2340
  3. #ddc023

Analogous

  1. #23ddc0
  2. #239ddd
  3. #2340dd

Triadic

  1. #239ddd
  2. #dd239d
  3. #9ddd23

Tetradic

  1. #239ddd
  2. #6323dd
  3. #dd6323
  4. #9ddd23

Square

  1. #239ddd
  2. #c023dd
  3. #dd6323
  4. #40dd23

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3f59
  2. #186e9b
  3. #239ddd
  4. #65bbe7
  5. #a8d8f1

Shades

#239ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239ddd
  2. #208dc7
  3. #1c7eb1
  4. #196e9b
  5. #155e85
  6. #124f6f
  7. #0e3f58
  8. #0b2f42
  9. #071f2c
  10. #041016
  11. #000000

Tints

#239ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239ddd
  2. #39a7e0
  3. #4fb1e4
  4. #65bae7
  5. #7bc4eb
  6. #91ceee
  7. #a7d8f1
  8. #bde2f5
  9. #d3ebf8
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239ddd
  2. #2c9ad4
  3. #3697ca
  4. #3f94c1
  5. #4891b8
  6. #528faf
  7. #5b8ca5
  8. #64899c
  9. #6d8693
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7798b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e9de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668ddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5394dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239ddd {
  color: #239ddd;
}
Background
.bg-239ddd {
  background-color: #239ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239ddd {
  border: 2px solid #239ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 157 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239ddd, #2340dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 157 221 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.23 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.47 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.72 #dc6222 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239ddd  rgb(35, 157, 221)  hsl(201, 73%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#dd6323  rgb(221, 99, 35)  hsl(21, 73%, 50%)  Persimmon
#dd239d  rgb(221, 35, 157)  hsl(321, 73%, 50%)  Mulberry
#9ddd23  rgb(157, 221, 35)  hsl(81, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green