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#23A6E2

#23a6e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#23a6e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 65.1% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.51% cyan, 26.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 198.85°, with 76.71% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #e25f23

Split complementary

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #e22347
  3. #e2bf23

Analogous

  1. #23e2bf
  2. #23a6e2
  3. #2347e2

Triadic

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #e223a6
  3. #a6e223

Tetradic

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #5f23e2
  3. #e25f23
  4. #a6e223

Square

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #bf23e2
  3. #e25f23
  4. #47e223

Monochromatic

  1. #0d455f
  2. #1577a3
  3. #23a6e2
  4. #67c1eb
  5. #aaddf4

Shades

#23a6e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #2095cb
  3. #1c85b5
  4. #19749e
  5. #156488
  6. #125371
  7. #0e425a
  8. #0b3244
  9. #07212d
  10. #041117
  11. #000000

Tints

#23a6e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #39afe5
  3. #4fb8e8
  4. #65c1eb
  5. #7bcaee
  6. #91d3f1
  7. #a7dbf3
  8. #bde4f6
  9. #d3edf9
  10. #e9f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23a6e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23a6e2
  2. #2ca2d8
  3. #369ece
  4. #3f9bc5
  5. #4897bb
  6. #5293b1
  7. #5b8fa7
  8. #648b9d
  9. #6d8894
  10. #77848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7094e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea6e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a9ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23a6e2 {
  color: #23a6e2;
}
Background
.bg-23a6e2 {
  background-color: #23a6e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23a6e2 {
  border: 2px solid #23a6e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23a6e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 166 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23a6e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23a6e2, #2347e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23a6e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 166 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.68 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.88 #dc591d Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#23a6e2  rgb(35, 166, 226)  hsl(199, 77%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e25f23  rgb(226, 95, 35)  hsl(19, 77%, 51%)  Flame
#e223a6  rgb(226, 35, 166)  hsl(319, 77%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#a6e223  rgb(166, 226, 35)  hsl(79, 77%, 51%)  Inchworm