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#239ED5

#239ed5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#239ed5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.57% cyan, 25.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 198.54°, 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2962

Complementary

  1. #239ed5
  2. #d55a23

Split complementary

  1. #239ed5
  2. #d52345
  3. #d5b323

Analogous

  1. #23d5b3
  2. #239ed5
  3. #2345d5

Triadic

  1. #239ed5
  2. #d5239e
  3. #9ed523

Tetradic

  1. #239ed5
  2. #5a23d5
  3. #d55a23
  4. #9ed523

Square

  1. #239ed5
  2. #b323d5
  3. #d55a23
  4. #45d523

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3d52
  2. #186d93
  3. #239ed5
  4. #60bce5
  5. #a1d7f0

Shades

#239ed5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239ed5
  2. #208ec0
  3. #1c7eaa
  4. #196f95
  5. #155f80
  6. #124f6b
  7. #0e3f55
  8. #0b2f40
  9. #07202b
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#239ed5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239ed5
  2. #39a8d9
  3. #4fb1dd
  4. #65bbe2
  5. #7bc5e6
  6. #91cfea
  7. #a7d8ee
  8. #bde2f2
  9. #d3ecf7
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239ed5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239ed5
  2. #2c9bcd
  3. #3698c4
  4. #3f95bc
  5. #4892b3
  6. #528fab
  7. #5b8ca2
  8. #64899a
  9. #6d8691
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7798b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839dd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8dd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699dd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5794d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239ed5 {
  color: #239ed5;
}
Background
.bg-239ed5 {
  background-color: #239ed5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239ed5 {
  border: 2px solid #239ed5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239ed5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 158 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239ed5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239ed5, #2345d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239ed5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 158 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.46 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.78 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.16 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.76 #dc612a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239ed5  rgb(35, 158, 213)  hsl(199, 72%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d55a23  rgb(213, 90, 35)  hsl(19, 72%, 49%)  Flame
#d5239e  rgb(213, 35, 158)  hsl(319, 72%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ed523  rgb(158, 213, 35)  hsl(79, 72%, 49%)  Yellow Green