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#269EDD

#269edd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#269edd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 61.96% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 28.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 200.66°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3009

Complementary

  1. #269edd
  2. #dd6526

Split complementary

  1. #269edd
  2. #dd2642
  3. #ddc126

Analogous

  1. #26ddc1
  2. #269edd
  3. #2642dd

Triadic

  1. #269edd
  2. #dd269e
  3. #9edd26

Tetradic

  1. #269edd
  2. #6526dd
  3. #dd6526
  4. #9edd26

Square

  1. #269edd
  2. #c126dd
  3. #dd6526
  4. #42dd26

Monochromatic

  1. #0e415c
  2. #19709e
  3. #269edd
  4. #68bce7
  5. #aad9f2

Shades

#269edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269edd
  2. #228ec7
  3. #1e7eb1
  4. #1b6f9b
  5. #175f85
  6. #134f6f
  7. #0f3f58
  8. #0b2f42
  9. #08202c
  10. #041016
  11. #000000

Tints

#269edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269edd
  2. #3ca8e0
  3. #51b1e4
  4. #67bbe7
  5. #7dc5eb
  6. #93cfee
  7. #a8d8f1
  8. #bee2f5
  9. #d4ecf8
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269edd
  2. #2f9bd4
  3. #3898ca
  4. #4195c1
  5. #4a92b8
  6. #538faf
  7. #5c8ca5
  8. #65899c
  9. #6e8693
  10. #778389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7899b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5495dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269edd {
  color: #269edd;
}
Background
.bg-269edd {
  background-color: #269edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269edd {
  border: 2px solid #269edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 158 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269edd, #2642dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 158 221 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.46 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.64 #d96122 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269edd  rgb(38, 158, 221)  hsl(201, 73%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#dd6526  rgb(221, 101, 38)  hsl(21, 73%, 51%)  Persimmon
#dd269e  rgb(221, 38, 158)  hsl(321, 73%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9edd26  rgb(158, 221, 38)  hsl(81, 73%, 51%)  Yellow Green