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#489FDD

#489fdd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#489fdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 62.35% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.42% cyan, 28.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 204.97°, with 68.66% saturation and 57.45% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.3139

Complementary

  1. #489fdd
  2. #dd8648

Split complementary

  1. #489fdd
  2. #dd4854
  3. #ddd148

Analogous

  1. #48ddd1
  2. #489fdd
  3. #4854dd

Triadic

  1. #489fdd
  2. #dd489f
  3. #9fdd48

Tetradic

  1. #489fdd
  2. #8648dd
  3. #dd8648
  4. #9fdd48

Square

  1. #489fdd
  2. #d148dd
  3. #dd8648
  4. #54dd48

Monochromatic

  1. #164e76
  2. #2279b7
  3. #489fdd
  4. #89c1e9
  5. #c9e3f5

Shades

#489fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489fdd
  2. #418fc7
  3. #3a7fb1
  4. #326f9b
  5. #2b5f85
  6. #24506f
  7. #1d4058
  8. #163042
  9. #0e202c
  10. #071016
  11. #000000

Tints

#489fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489fdd
  2. #5aa9e0
  3. #6db2e4
  4. #7fbce7
  5. #91c5eb
  6. #a4cfee
  7. #b6d9f1
  8. #c8e2f5
  9. #daecf8
  10. #edf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489fdd
  2. #4e9cd4
  3. #5399ca
  4. #5996c1
  5. #5e93b8
  6. #6490af
  7. #6a8ca5
  8. #6f899c
  9. #758693
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #809bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a0e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e92dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70a0df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6197dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489fdd {
  color: #489fdd;
}
Background
.bg-489fdd {
  background-color: #489fdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489fdd {
  border: 2px solid #489fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 159 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489fdd, #4854dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 159 221 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.28 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.08 #b76022 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#489fdd  rgb(72, 159, 221)  hsl(205, 69%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#dd8648  rgb(221, 134, 72)  hsl(25, 69%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#dd489f  rgb(221, 72, 159)  hsl(325, 69%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#9fdd48  rgb(159, 221, 72)  hsl(85, 69%, 57%)  Inchworm