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#239ED4

#239ed4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239ed4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 61.96% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.49% cyan, 25.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 198.31°, with 71.66% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.2956

Complementary

  1. #239ed4
  2. #d45923

Split complementary

  1. #239ed4
  2. #d42345
  3. #d4b223

Analogous

  1. #23d4b2
  2. #239ed4
  3. #2345d4

Triadic

  1. #239ed4
  2. #d4239e
  3. #9ed423

Tetradic

  1. #239ed4
  2. #5923d4
  3. #d45923
  4. #9ed423

Square

  1. #239ed4
  2. #b223d4
  3. #d45923
  4. #45d423

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3c51
  2. #186d92
  3. #239ed4
  4. #5fbce5
  5. #a1d7ef

Shades

#239ed4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239ed4
  2. #208ebf
  3. #1c7eaa
  4. #196f94
  5. #155f7f
  6. #124f6a
  7. #0e3f55
  8. #0b2f40
  9. #07202a
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#239ed4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239ed4
  2. #39a8d8
  3. #4fb1dd
  4. #65bbe1
  5. #7bc5e5
  6. #91cfea
  7. #a7d8ee
  8. #bde2f2
  9. #d3ecf6
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239ed4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239ed4
  2. #2c9bcc
  3. #3698c3
  4. #3f95bb
  5. #4892b2
  6. #528faa
  7. #5b8ca2
  8. #648999
  9. #6d8691
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7798b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839dd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8dd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9dd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5894d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239ed4 {
  color: #239ed4;
}
Background
.bg-239ed4 {
  background-color: #239ed4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239ed4 {
  border: 2px solid #239ed4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239ed4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 158 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239ed4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239ed4, #2345d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239ed4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 158 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.15 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.11 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.96 #dc612b Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239ed4  rgb(35, 158, 212)  hsl(198, 72%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d45923  rgb(212, 89, 35)  hsl(18, 72%, 48%)  Flame
#d4239e  rgb(212, 35, 158)  hsl(318, 72%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ed423  rgb(158, 212, 35)  hsl(78, 72%, 48%)  Yellow Green