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#249CCF

#249ccf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#249ccf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 61.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 24.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 197.89°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2866

Complementary

  1. #249ccf
  2. #cf5724

Split complementary

  1. #249ccf
  2. #cf2447
  3. #cfac24

Analogous

  1. #24cfac
  2. #249ccf
  3. #2447cf

Triadic

  1. #249ccf
  2. #cf249c
  3. #9ccf24

Tetradic

  1. #249ccf
  2. #5724cf
  3. #cf5724
  4. #9ccf24

Square

  1. #249ccf
  2. #ac24cf
  3. #cf5724
  4. #47cf24

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3a4d
  2. #196b8e
  3. #249ccf
  4. #5dbbe3
  5. #9ed6ee

Shades

#249ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #249ccf
  2. #208cba
  3. #1d7da6
  4. #196d91
  5. #165e7c
  6. #124e68
  7. #0e3e53
  8. #0b2f3e
  9. #071f29
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#249ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #249ccf
  2. #3aa6d4
  3. #50b0d9
  4. #66badd
  5. #7cc4e2
  6. #92cee7
  7. #a7d7ec
  8. #bde1f1
  9. #d3ebf5
  10. #e9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#249ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #249ccf
  2. #2d99c7
  3. #3696bf
  4. #4094b7
  5. #4991af
  6. #528ea8
  7. #5b8ba0
  8. #648898
  9. #6e8690
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7596ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5892cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-249ccf {
  color: #249ccf;
}
Background
.bg-249ccf {
  background-color: #249ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-249ccf {
  border: 2px solid #249ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #249ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 156 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-249ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #249ccf, #2447cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-249ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 156 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.60 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.13 #db6330 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#249ccf  rgb(36, 156, 207)  hsl(198, 70%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#cf5724  rgb(207, 87, 36)  hsl(18, 70%, 48%)  Flame
#cf249c  rgb(207, 36, 156)  hsl(318, 70%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ccf24  rgb(156, 207, 36)  hsl(78, 70%, 48%)  Yellow Green