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#269BEC

#269bec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#269bec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 60.78% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 34.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 204.55°, with 83.9% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2991

Complementary

  1. #269bec
  2. #ec7726

Split complementary

  1. #269bec
  2. #ec2638
  3. #ecda26

Analogous

  1. #26ecda
  2. #269bec
  3. #2638ec

Triadic

  1. #269bec
  2. #ec269b
  3. #9bec26

Tetradic

  1. #269bec
  2. #7726ec
  3. #ec7726
  4. #9bec26

Square

  1. #269bec
  2. #da26ec
  3. #ec7726
  4. #38ec26

Monochromatic

  1. #0a466f
  2. #1072b6
  3. #269bec
  4. #6cbbf2
  5. #b3dcf8

Shades

#269bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269bec
  2. #228cd4
  3. #1e7cbd
  4. #1b6da5
  5. #175d8e
  6. #134e76
  7. #0f3e5e
  8. #0b2f47
  9. #081f2f
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#269bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269bec
  2. #3ca5ee
  3. #51aff0
  4. #67b9f2
  5. #7dc3f4
  6. #93cdf6
  7. #a8d7f7
  8. #bee1f9
  9. #d4ebfb
  10. #e9f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269bec
  2. #2f98e1
  3. #3896d6
  4. #4193cc
  5. #4a90c1
  6. #538eb6
  7. #5c8bab
  8. #6588a0
  9. #6e8596
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7897be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #749eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f9dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4993eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269bec {
  color: #269bec;
}
Background
.bg-269bec {
  background-color: #269bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269bec {
  border: 2px solid #269bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 155 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269bec, #2638ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 155 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.90 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.22 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.67 #d96413 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269bec  rgb(38, 155, 236)  hsl(205, 84%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#ec7726  rgb(236, 119, 38)  hsl(25, 84%, 54%)  Pumpkin
#ec269b  rgb(236, 38, 155)  hsl(325, 84%, 54%)  Persian Rose
#9bec26  rgb(155, 236, 38)  hsl(85, 84%, 54%)  Spring Bud