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#269DD2

#269dd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#269dd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 61.57% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.9% cyan, 25.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 198.49°, with 69.35% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.2918

Complementary

  1. #269dd2
  2. #d25b26

Split complementary

  1. #269dd2
  2. #d22647
  3. #d2b126

Analogous

  1. #26d2b1
  2. #269dd2
  3. #2647d2

Triadic

  1. #269dd2
  2. #d2269d
  3. #9dd226

Tetradic

  1. #269dd2
  2. #5b26d2
  3. #d25b26
  4. #9dd226

Square

  1. #269dd2
  2. #b126d2
  3. #d25b26
  4. #47d226

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3c50
  2. #1a6d91
  3. #269dd2
  4. #62bbe3
  5. #a3d7ee

Shades

#269dd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269dd2
  2. #228dbd
  3. #1e7ea8
  4. #1b6e93
  5. #175e7e
  6. #134f69
  7. #0f3f54
  8. #0b2f3f
  9. #081f2a
  10. #041015
  11. #000000

Tints

#269dd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269dd2
  2. #3ca7d7
  3. #51b1db
  4. #67bae0
  5. #7dc4e4
  6. #93cee9
  7. #a8d8ed
  8. #bee2f2
  9. #d4ebf6
  10. #e9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269dd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269dd2
  2. #2f9aca
  3. #3897c2
  4. #4194b9
  5. #4a91b1
  6. #538fa9
  7. #5c8ca1
  8. #658999
  9. #6e8690
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7797b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9cd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5893d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269dd2 {
  color: #269dd2;
}
Background
.bg-269dd2 {
  background-color: #269dd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269dd2 {
  border: 2px solid #269dd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269dd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 157 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269dd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269dd2, #2647d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269dd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 157 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.57 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.79 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.81 #d9622d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269dd2  rgb(38, 157, 210)  hsl(198, 69%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#d25b26  rgb(210, 91, 38)  hsl(18, 69%, 49%)  Flame
#d2269d  rgb(210, 38, 157)  hsl(318, 69%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dd226  rgb(157, 210, 38)  hsl(78, 69%, 49%)  Yellow Green