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#259BF2

#259bf2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#259bf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 60.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.71% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.46°, with 88.74% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.3025

Complementary

  1. #259bf2
  2. #f27c25

Split complementary

  1. #259bf2
  2. #f22535
  3. #f2e225

Analogous

  1. #25f2e2
  2. #259bf2
  3. #2535f2

Triadic

  1. #259bf2
  2. #f2259b
  3. #9bf225

Tetradic

  1. #259bf2
  2. #7c25f2
  3. #f27c25
  4. #9bf225

Square

  1. #259bf2
  2. #e225f2
  3. #f27c25
  4. #35f225

Monochromatic

  1. #074777
  2. #0b73bf
  3. #259bf2
  4. #6dbcf6
  5. #b5ddfb

Shades

#259bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #259bf2
  2. #218cda
  3. #1e7cc2
  4. #1a6da9
  5. #165d91
  6. #134e79
  7. #0f3e61
  8. #0b2f49
  9. #071f30
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#259bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #259bf2
  2. #3ba5f3
  3. #51aff5
  4. #66b9f6
  5. #7cc3f7
  6. #92cdf9
  7. #a8d7fa
  8. #bee1fb
  9. #d3ebfc
  10. #e9f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#259bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #259bf2
  2. #2e98e7
  3. #3796db
  4. #4093d0
  5. #4990c4
  6. #538eb9
  7. #5c8bae
  8. #6588a2
  9. #6e8597
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7898c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #719ff6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538df0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c9ef4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4593f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-259bf2 {
  color: #259bf2;
}
Background
.bg-259bf2 {
  background-color: #259bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-259bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #259bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #259bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 155 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-259bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #259bf2, #2535f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-259bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 155 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.35 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.91 #da640d Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#259bf2  rgb(37, 155, 242)  hsl(205, 89%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#f27c25  rgb(242, 124, 37)  hsl(25, 89%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#f2259b  rgb(242, 37, 155)  hsl(325, 89%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9bf225  rgb(155, 242, 37)  hsl(85, 89%, 55%)  Spring Bud