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#269EF2

#269ef2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#269ef2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 61.96% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.3% cyan, 34.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 204.71°, with 88.7% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.3128

Complementary

  1. #269ef2
  2. #f27a26

Split complementary

  1. #269ef2
  2. #f22638
  3. #f2e026

Analogous

  1. #26f2e0
  2. #269ef2
  3. #2638f2

Triadic

  1. #269ef2
  2. #f2269e
  3. #9ef226

Tetradic

  1. #269ef2
  2. #7a26f2
  3. #f27a26
  4. #9ef226

Square

  1. #269ef2
  2. #e026f2
  3. #f27a26
  4. #38f226

Monochromatic

  1. #074978
  2. #0b76c0
  3. #269ef2
  4. #6ebef6
  5. #b6dffb

Shades

#269ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269ef2
  2. #228eda
  3. #1e7ec2
  4. #1b6fa9
  5. #175f91
  6. #134f79
  7. #0f3f61
  8. #0b2f49
  9. #082030
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#269ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269ef2
  2. #3ca8f3
  3. #51b1f5
  4. #67bbf6
  5. #7dc5f7
  6. #93cff9
  7. #a8d8fa
  8. #bee2fb
  9. #d4ecfc
  10. #e9f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269ef2
  2. #2f9be7
  3. #3898db
  4. #4195d0
  5. #4a92c4
  6. #538fb9
  7. #5c8cae
  8. #6589a2
  9. #6e8697
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5990f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60a0f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4996f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269ef2 {
  color: #269ef2;
}
Background
.bg-269ef2 {
  background-color: #269ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #269ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 158 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269ef2, #2638f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 158 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.63 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.64 #d9610d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269ef2  rgb(38, 158, 242)  hsl(205, 89%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#f27a26  rgb(242, 122, 38)  hsl(25, 89%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#f2269e  rgb(242, 38, 158)  hsl(325, 89%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9ef226  rgb(158, 242, 38)  hsl(85, 89%, 55%)  Spring Bud