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#459CD2

#459cd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#459cd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.14% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 202.98°, with 61.04% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #459cd2
  2. #d27b45

Split complementary

  1. #459cd2
  2. #d24556
  3. #d2c245

Analogous

  1. #45d2c2
  2. #459cd2
  3. #4556d2

Triadic

  1. #459cd2
  2. #d2459c
  3. #9cd245

Tetradic

  1. #459cd2
  2. #7b45d2
  3. #d27b45
  4. #9cd245

Square

  1. #459cd2
  2. #c245d2
  3. #d27b45
  4. #56d245

Monochromatic

  1. #194865
  2. #2774a3
  3. #459cd2
  4. #83bde1
  5. #c0def0

Shades

#459cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459cd2
  2. #3e8cbd
  3. #377da8
  4. #306d93
  5. #295e7e
  6. #234e69
  7. #1c3e54
  8. #152f3f
  9. #0e1f2a
  10. #071015
  11. #000000

Tints

#459cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459cd2
  2. #58a6d7
  3. #6ab0db
  4. #7dbae0
  5. #8fc4e4
  6. #a2cee9
  7. #b5d7ed
  8. #c7e1f2
  9. #daebf6
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459cd2
  2. #4b99ca
  3. #5196c2
  4. #5794b9
  5. #5d91b1
  6. #638ea9
  7. #688ba1
  8. #6e8899
  9. #748690
  10. #7a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c97b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9cd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6194d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459cd2 {
  color: #459cd2;
}
Background
.bg-459cd2 {
  background-color: #459cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #459cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459cd2, #4556d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.56 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.41 #ba632d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#459cd2  rgb(69, 156, 210)  hsl(203, 61%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d27b45  rgb(210, 123, 69)  hsl(23, 61%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d2459c  rgb(210, 69, 156)  hsl(323, 61%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9cd245  rgb(156, 210, 69)  hsl(83, 61%, 55%)  Yellow Green