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#489CD0

#489cd0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#489cd0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 61.18% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 202.94°, with 59.13% 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 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 1.83.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2971

Complementary

  1. #489cd0
  2. #d07c48

Split complementary

  1. #489cd0
  2. #d04858
  3. #d0c048

Analogous

  1. #48d0c0
  2. #489cd0
  3. #4858d0

Triadic

  1. #489cd0
  2. #d0489c
  3. #9cd048

Tetradic

  1. #489cd0
  2. #7c48d0
  3. #d07c48
  4. #9cd048

Square

  1. #489cd0
  2. #c048d0
  3. #d07c48
  4. #58d048

Monochromatic

  1. #1a4865
  2. #2a74a2
  3. #489cd0
  4. #85bde0
  5. #c2deef

Shades

#489cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489cd0
  2. #418cbb
  3. #3a7da6
  4. #326d92
  5. #2b5e7d
  6. #244e68
  7. #1d3e53
  8. #162f3e
  9. #0e1f2a
  10. #071015
  11. #000000

Tints

#489cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489cd0
  2. #5aa6d5
  3. #6db0d9
  4. #7fbade
  5. #91c4e3
  6. #a4cee8
  7. #b6d7ec
  8. #c8e1f1
  9. #daebf6
  10. #edf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489cd0
  2. #4e99c8
  3. #5396c0
  4. #5994b8
  5. #5e91b0
  6. #648ea8
  7. #6a8ba0
  8. #6f8898
  9. #758690
  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 #7d97af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #718ecf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #719cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6394cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489cd0 {
  color: #489cd0;
}
Background
.bg-489cd0 {
  background-color: #489cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #489cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 156 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 59% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489cd0, #4858d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 156 208 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.74 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.10 #b7632f Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#489cd0  rgb(72, 156, 208)  hsl(203, 59%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d07c48  rgb(208, 124, 72)  hsl(23, 59%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d0489c  rgb(208, 72, 156)  hsl(323, 59%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9cd048  rgb(156, 208, 72)  hsl(83, 59%, 55%)  Yellow Green