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#259ECF

#259ecf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#259ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 61.96% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.13% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 197.29°, with 69.67% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #259ecf
  2. #cf5625

Split complementary

  1. #259ecf
  2. #cf2549
  3. #cfab25

Analogous

  1. #25cfab
  2. #259ecf
  3. #2549cf

Triadic

  1. #259ecf
  2. #cf259e
  3. #9ecf25

Tetradic

  1. #259ecf
  2. #5625cf
  3. #cf5625
  4. #9ecf25

Square

  1. #259ecf
  2. #ab25cf
  3. #cf5625
  4. #49cf25

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3b4d
  2. #196c8e
  3. #259ecf
  4. #5ebce2
  5. #9fd7ee

Shades

#259ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #259ecf
  2. #218eba
  3. #1e7ea6
  4. #1a6f91
  5. #165f7c
  6. #134f68
  7. #0f3f53
  8. #0b2f3e
  9. #072029
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#259ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #259ecf
  2. #3ba8d4
  3. #51b1d9
  4. #66bbdd
  5. #7cc5e2
  6. #92cfe7
  7. #a8d8ec
  8. #bee2f1
  9. #d3ecf5
  10. #e9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#259ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #259ecf
  2. #2e9bc7
  3. #3798bf
  4. #4095b7
  5. #4992af
  6. #538fa8
  7. #5c8ca0
  8. #658998
  9. #6e8690
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7798ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8dce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a94cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-259ecf {
  color: #259ecf;
}
Background
.bg-259ecf {
  background-color: #259ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-259ecf {
  border: 2px solid #259ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #259ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 158 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-259ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #259ecf, #2549cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-259ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 158 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.90 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.84 #da6130 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#259ecf  rgb(37, 158, 207)  hsl(197, 70%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#cf5625  rgb(207, 86, 37)  hsl(17, 70%, 48%)  Flame
#cf259e  rgb(207, 37, 158)  hsl(317, 70%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecf25  rgb(158, 207, 37)  hsl(77, 70%, 48%)  Yellow Green