ColorTool
Log in
#469DED

#469ded ≈ Carolina Blue

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

#469ded is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 61.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.46% cyan, 33.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 208.74°, with 82.27% saturation and 60.2% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.1.

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 luminance0.3153

Complementary

  1. #469ded
  2. #ed9646

Split complementary

  1. #469ded
  2. #ed464a
  3. #ede946

Analogous

  1. #46ede9
  2. #469ded
  3. #464aed

Triadic

  1. #469ded
  2. #ed469d
  3. #9ded46

Tetradic

  1. #469ded
  2. #9646ed
  3. #ed9646
  4. #9ded46

Square

  1. #469ded
  2. #e946ed
  3. #ed9646
  4. #4aed46

Monochromatic

  1. #0e508c
  2. #1477d2
  3. #469ded
  4. #8cc2f4
  5. #d1e7fb

Shades

#469ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #469ded
  2. #3f8dd5
  3. #387ebe
  4. #316ea6
  5. #2a5e8e
  6. #234f77
  7. #1c3f5f
  8. #152f47
  9. #0e1f2f
  10. #071018
  11. #000000

Tints

#469ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #469ded
  2. #59a7ef
  3. #6bb1f1
  4. #7ebaf2
  5. #90c4f4
  6. #a3cef6
  7. #b5d8f8
  8. #c8e2fa
  9. #daebfb
  10. #edf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#469ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #469ded
  2. #4c9ae2
  3. #5297d7
  4. #5794cc
  5. #5d91c1
  6. #638fb7
  7. #698cac
  8. #6f89a1
  9. #748696
  10. #7a838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a1f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6191eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5796ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-469ded {
  color: #469ded;
}
Background
.bg-469ded {
  background-color: #469ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-469ded {
  border: 2px solid #469ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #469ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 157 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-469ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #469ded, #464aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-469ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 157 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.19 #b96212 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#469ded  rgb(70, 157, 237)  hsl(209, 82%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#ed9646  rgb(237, 150, 70)  hsl(29, 82%, 60%)  Sandy Brown
#ed469d  rgb(237, 70, 157)  hsl(329, 82%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#9ded46  rgb(157, 237, 70)  hsl(89, 82%, 60%)  Inchworm