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#249BDB

#249bdb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#249bdb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 60.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.56% cyan, 29.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 200.98°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2893

Complementary

  1. #249bdb
  2. #db6424

Split complementary

  1. #249bdb
  2. #db2440
  3. #dbbf24

Analogous

  1. #24dbbf
  2. #249bdb
  3. #2440db

Triadic

  1. #249bdb
  2. #db249b
  3. #9bdb24

Tetradic

  1. #249bdb
  2. #6424db
  3. #db6424
  4. #9bdb24

Square

  1. #249bdb
  2. #bf24db
  3. #db6424
  4. #40db24

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3e58
  2. #196d99
  3. #249bdb
  4. #66b9e6
  5. #a7d7f1

Shades

#249bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #249bdb
  2. #208cc5
  3. #1d7caf
  4. #196d99
  5. #165d83
  6. #124e6e
  7. #0e3e58
  8. #0b2f42
  9. #071f2c
  10. #041016
  11. #000000

Tints

#249bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #249bdb
  2. #3aa5df
  3. #50afe2
  4. #66b9e6
  5. #7cc3e9
  6. #92cded
  7. #a7d7f1
  8. #bde1f4
  9. #d3ebf8
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#249bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #249bdb
  2. #2d98d2
  3. #3696c9
  4. #4093c0
  5. #4990b7
  6. #528eae
  7. #5b8ba4
  8. #64889b
  9. #6e8592
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7696b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c9bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #648bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #649bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5192da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-249bdb {
  color: #249bdb;
}
Background
.bg-249bdb {
  background-color: #249bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-249bdb {
  border: 2px solid #249bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #249bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 155 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-249bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #249bdb, #2440db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-249bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 155 219 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.24 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.38 #db6424 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#249bdb  rgb(36, 155, 219)  hsl(201, 72%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#db6424  rgb(219, 100, 36)  hsl(21, 72%, 50%)  Chocolate
#db249b  rgb(219, 36, 155)  hsl(321, 72%, 50%)  Mulberry
#9bdb24  rgb(155, 219, 36)  hsl(81, 72%, 50%)  Yellow Green