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#239EF4

#239ef4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#239ef4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 61.96% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.66% cyan, 35.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 204.69°, with 90.48% saturation and 54.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.3134

Complementary

  1. #239ef4
  2. #f47923

Split complementary

  1. #239ef4
  2. #f42336
  3. #f4e223

Analogous

  1. #23f4e2
  2. #239ef4
  3. #2336f4

Triadic

  1. #239ef4
  2. #f4239e
  3. #9ef423

Tetradic

  1. #239ef4
  2. #7923f4
  3. #f47923
  4. #9ef423

Square

  1. #239ef4
  2. #e223f4
  3. #f47923
  4. #36f423

Monochromatic

  1. #064978
  2. #0a75c1
  3. #239ef4
  4. #6cbef8
  5. #b5defb

Shades

#239ef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239ef4
  2. #208edc
  3. #1c7ec3
  4. #196fab
  5. #155f92
  6. #124f7a
  7. #0e3f62
  8. #0b2f49
  9. #072031
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#239ef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239ef4
  2. #39a8f5
  3. #4fb1f6
  4. #65bbf7
  5. #7bc5f8
  6. #91cffa
  7. #a7d8fb
  8. #bde2fc
  9. #d3ecfd
  10. #e9f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239ef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239ef4
  2. #2c9be8
  3. #3698dd
  4. #3f95d1
  5. #4892c6
  6. #528fba
  7. #5b8cae
  8. #6489a3
  9. #6d8697
  10. #77838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9ac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a2f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5790f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5ea0f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4796f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239ef4 {
  color: #239ef4;
}
Background
.bg-239ef4 {
  background-color: #239ef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239ef4 {
  border: 2px solid #239ef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239ef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 158 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 90% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239ef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239ef4, #2336f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239ef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 158 244 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.54 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.73 #dc610b Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239ef4  rgb(35, 158, 244)  hsl(205, 90%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#f47923  rgb(244, 121, 35)  hsl(25, 90%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#f4239e  rgb(244, 35, 158)  hsl(325, 90%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9ef423  rgb(158, 244, 35)  hsl(85, 90%, 55%)  Spring Bud