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#489CC2

#489cc2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#489cc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 61.18% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.89% cyan, 19.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 198.69°, with 50% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2905

Complementary

  1. #489cc2
  2. #c26e48

Split complementary

  1. #489cc2
  2. #c2485f
  3. #c2ab48

Analogous

  1. #48c2ab
  2. #489cc2
  3. #485fc2

Triadic

  1. #489cc2
  2. #c2489c
  3. #9cc248

Tetradic

  1. #489cc2
  2. #6e48c2
  3. #c26e48
  4. #9cc248

Square

  1. #489cc2
  2. #ab48c2
  3. #c26e48
  4. #5fc248

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4355
  2. #2f718e
  3. #489cc2
  4. #81bbd5
  5. #bbdae8

Shades

#489cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489cc2
  2. #418caf
  3. #3a7d9b
  4. #326d88
  5. #2b5e74
  6. #244e61
  7. #1d3e4e
  8. #162f3a
  9. #0e1f27
  10. #071013
  11. #000000

Tints

#489cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489cc2
  2. #5aa6c8
  3. #6db0ce
  4. #7fbad4
  5. #91c4da
  6. #a4cee1
  7. #b6d7e7
  8. #c8e1ed
  9. #daebf3
  10. #edf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489cc2
  2. #4e99bb
  3. #5396b5
  4. #5994ae
  5. #5e91a8
  6. #648ea1
  7. #6a8b9a
  8. #6f8894
  9. #75868d
  10. #7a8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c97a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #899ac4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749bc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6893c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #05a2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489cc2 {
  color: #489cc2;
}
Background
.bg-489cc2 {
  background-color: #489cc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #489cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 156 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 50% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489cc2, #485fc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 156 194 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.79 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.13 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.83 #b7633d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#489cc2  rgb(72, 156, 194)  hsl(199, 50%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c26e48  rgb(194, 110, 72)  hsl(19, 50%, 52%)  Chocolate
#c2489c  rgb(194, 72, 156)  hsl(319, 50%, 52%)  Mulberry
#9cc248  rgb(156, 194, 72)  hsl(79, 50%, 52%)  Yellow Green