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#559CD0

#559cd0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#559cd0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 61.18% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 205.37°, with 56.68% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.3026

Complementary

  1. #559cd0
  2. #d08955

Split complementary

  1. #559cd0
  2. #d0555e
  3. #d0c755

Analogous

  1. #55d0c7
  2. #559cd0
  3. #555ed0

Triadic

  1. #559cd0
  2. #d0559c
  3. #9cd055

Tetradic

  1. #559cd0
  2. #8955d0
  3. #d08955
  4. #9cd055

Square

  1. #559cd0
  2. #c755d0
  3. #d08955
  4. #5ed055

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4c6e
  2. #2f76aa
  3. #559cd0
  4. #91bfe1
  5. #cde2f1

Shades

#559cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559cd0
  2. #4d8cbb
  3. #447da6
  4. #3c6d92
  5. #335e7d
  6. #2b4e68
  7. #223e53
  8. #1a2f3e
  9. #111f2a
  10. #091015
  11. #000000

Tints

#559cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559cd0
  2. #66a6d5
  3. #77b0d9
  4. #88bade
  5. #99c4e3
  6. #aacee8
  7. #bbd7ec
  8. #cce1f1
  9. #ddebf6
  10. #eef5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559cd0
  2. #5999c8
  3. #5e96c0
  4. #6294b8
  5. #6691b0
  6. #6b8ea8
  7. #6f8ba0
  8. #738898
  9. #778690
  10. #7c8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8198b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7490cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6995cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29a4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559cd0 {
  color: #559cd0;
}
Background
.bg-559cd0 {
  background-color: #559cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #559cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 156 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559cd0, #555ed0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 156 208 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.24 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.35 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.61 #aa632f Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#559cd0  rgb(85, 156, 208)  hsl(205, 57%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#d08955  rgb(208, 137, 85)  hsl(25, 57%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#d0559c  rgb(208, 85, 156)  hsl(325, 57%, 57%)  Mulberry
#9cd055  rgb(156, 208, 85)  hsl(85, 57%, 57%)  Yellow Green