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#249BE2

#249be2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#249be2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.07% cyan, 31.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 202.42°, with 76.61% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.2931

Complementary

  1. #249be2
  2. #e26b24

Split complementary

  1. #249be2
  2. #e2243c
  3. #e2ca24

Analogous

  1. #24e2ca
  2. #249be2
  3. #243ce2

Triadic

  1. #249be2
  2. #e2249b
  3. #9be224

Tetradic

  1. #249be2
  2. #6b24e2
  3. #e26b24
  4. #9be224

Square

  1. #249be2
  2. #ca24e2
  3. #e26b24
  4. #3ce224

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4160
  2. #166fa4
  3. #249be2
  4. #68baeb
  5. #abd9f4

Shades

#249be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #249be2
  2. #208ccb
  3. #1d7cb5
  4. #196d9e
  5. #165d88
  6. #124e71
  7. #0e3e5a
  8. #0b2f44
  9. #071f2d
  10. #041017
  11. #000000

Tints

#249be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #249be2
  2. #3aa5e5
  3. #50afe8
  4. #66b9eb
  5. #7cc3ee
  6. #92cdf1
  7. #a7d7f3
  8. #bde1f6
  9. #d3ebf9
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#249be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #249be2
  2. #2d98d8
  3. #3696ce
  4. #4093c5
  5. #4990bb
  6. #528eb1
  7. #5b8ba7
  8. #64889d
  9. #6e8594
  10. #77838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7796b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #799de5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #629ce4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e92e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-249be2 {
  color: #249be2;
}
Background
.bg-249be2 {
  background-color: #249be2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-249be2 {
  border: 2px solid #249be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #249be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 155 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-249be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #249be2, #243ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-249be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 155 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.71 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.57 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.43 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.52 #db641d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#249be2  rgb(36, 155, 226)  hsl(202, 77%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e26b24  rgb(226, 107, 36)  hsl(22, 77%, 51%)  Chocolate
#e2249b  rgb(226, 36, 155)  hsl(322, 77%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9be224  rgb(155, 226, 36)  hsl(82, 77%, 51%)  Inchworm