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#269CDC

#269cdc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#269cdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 61.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.73% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 201.1°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.2936

Complementary

  1. #269cdc
  2. #dc6626

Split complementary

  1. #269cdc
  2. #dc2641
  3. #dcc126

Analogous

  1. #26dcc1
  2. #269cdc
  3. #2641dc

Triadic

  1. #269cdc
  2. #dc269c
  3. #9cdc26

Tetradic

  1. #269cdc
  2. #6626dc
  3. #dc6626
  4. #9cdc26

Square

  1. #269cdc
  2. #c126dc
  3. #dc6626
  4. #41dc26

Monochromatic

  1. #0f405a
  2. #196e9c
  3. #269cdc
  4. #68bae7
  5. #aad8f1

Shades

#269cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269cdc
  2. #228cc6
  3. #1e7db0
  4. #1b6d9a
  5. #175e84
  6. #134e6e
  7. #0f3e58
  8. #0b2f42
  9. #081f2c
  10. #041016
  11. #000000

Tints

#269cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269cdc
  2. #3ca6e0
  3. #51b0e3
  4. #67bae7
  5. #7dc4ea
  6. #93ceee
  7. #a8d7f1
  8. #bee1f5
  9. #d4ebf8
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269cdc
  2. #2f99d3
  3. #3896ca
  4. #4194c0
  5. #4a91b7
  6. #538eae
  7. #5c8ba5
  8. #65889c
  9. #6e8692
  10. #778389
  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 #7797b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d9cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #658cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5393db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269cdc {
  color: #269cdc;
}
Background
.bg-269cdc {
  background-color: #269cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269cdc {
  border: 2px solid #269cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269cdc, #2641dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.65 #d96323 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269cdc  rgb(38, 156, 220)  hsl(201, 72%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#dc6626  rgb(220, 102, 38)  hsl(21, 72%, 51%)  Chocolate
#dc269c  rgb(220, 38, 156)  hsl(321, 72%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9cdc26  rgb(156, 220, 38)  hsl(81, 72%, 51%)  Yellow Green