ColorTool
Log in
#31AFFE

#31affe ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#31affe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.71% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 203.12°, with 99.03% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #31affe
  2. #fe8031

Split complementary

  1. #31affe
  2. #fe3149
  3. #fee631

Analogous

  1. #31fee6
  2. #31affe
  3. #3149fe

Triadic

  1. #31affe
  2. #fe31af
  3. #affe31

Tetradic

  1. #31affe
  2. #8031fe
  3. #fe8031
  4. #affe31

Square

  1. #31affe
  2. #e631fe
  3. #fe8031
  4. #49fe31

Monochromatic

  1. #015c95
  2. #018be1
  3. #31affe
  4. #7dcdfe
  5. #c9eaff

Shades

#31affe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31affe
  2. #2c9ee5
  3. #278ccb
  4. #227bb2
  5. #1d6998
  6. #19587f
  7. #144666
  8. #0f354c
  9. #0a2333
  10. #051219
  11. #000000

Tints

#31affe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31affe
  2. #46b7fe
  3. #5abffe
  4. #6fc7fe
  5. #83cffe
  6. #98d7ff
  7. #addfff
  8. #c1e7ff
  9. #d6efff
  10. #eaf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31affe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31affe
  2. #39aaf1
  3. #41a6e5
  4. #49a1d8
  5. #519ccc
  6. #5998bf
  7. #6093b2
  8. #688ea6
  9. #708999
  10. #78858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87aacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ab1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9efd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71b0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ba5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-31affe {
  color: #31affe;
}
Background
.bg-31affe {
  background-color: #31affe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31affe {
  border: 2px solid #31affe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31affe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 99% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31affe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31affe, #3149fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31affe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.96 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.76 #ce5001 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#31affe  rgb(49, 175, 254)  hsl(203, 99%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#fe8031  rgb(254, 128, 49)  hsl(23, 99%, 59%)  Pumpkin
#fe31af  rgb(254, 49, 175)  hsl(323, 99%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#affe31  rgb(175, 254, 49)  hsl(83, 99%, 59%)  Green Yellow