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#239EF7

#239ef7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#239ef7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.83% cyan, 36.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 92.98% saturation and 55.29% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.3153

Complementary

  1. #239ef7
  2. #f77c23

Split complementary

  1. #239ef7
  2. #f72334
  3. #f7e623

Analogous

  1. #23f7e6
  2. #239ef7
  3. #2334f7

Triadic

  1. #239ef7
  2. #f7239e
  3. #9ef723

Tetradic

  1. #239ef7
  2. #7c23f7
  3. #f77c23
  4. #9ef723

Square

  1. #239ef7
  2. #e623f7
  3. #f77c23
  4. #34f723

Monochromatic

  1. #054a7c
  2. #0776c6
  3. #239ef7
  4. #6dbffa
  5. #b7dffc

Shades

#239ef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239ef7
  2. #208ede
  3. #1c7ec6
  4. #196fad
  5. #155f94
  6. #124f7c
  7. #0e3f63
  8. #0b2f4a
  9. #072031
  10. #041019
  11. #000000

Tints

#239ef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239ef7
  2. #39a8f8
  3. #4fb1f9
  4. #65bbf9
  5. #7bc5fa
  6. #91cffb
  7. #a7d8fc
  8. #bde2fd
  9. #d3ecfd
  10. #e9f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239ef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239ef7
  2. #2c9beb
  3. #3698df
  4. #3f95d3
  5. #4892c7
  6. #528fbc
  7. #5b8cb0
  8. #6489a4
  9. #6d8698
  10. #77838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9bc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73a2fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5490f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5da1f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4596f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239ef7 {
  color: #239ef7;
}
Background
.bg-239ef7 {
  background-color: #239ef7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239ef7 {
  border: 2px solid #239ef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239ef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 158 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 93% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239ef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239ef7, #2334f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239ef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 158 247 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.64 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.33 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.26 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.72 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.21 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.72 #dc6108 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#239ef7  rgb(35, 158, 247)  hsl(205, 93%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#f77c23  rgb(247, 124, 35)  hsl(25, 93%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#f7239e  rgb(247, 35, 158)  hsl(325, 93%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9ef723  rgb(158, 247, 35)  hsl(85, 93%, 55%)  Spring Bud