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#57A2CF

#57a2cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#57a2cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 63.53% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.97% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 202.5°, with 55.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3237

Complementary

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #cf8457

Split complementary

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #cf5766
  3. #cfc057

Analogous

  1. #57cfc0
  2. #57a2cf
  3. #5766cf

Triadic

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #cf57a2
  3. #a2cf57

Tetradic

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #8457cf
  3. #cf8457
  4. #a2cf57

Square

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #c057cf
  3. #cf8457
  4. #66cf57

Monochromatic

  1. #1f506e
  2. #307ca9
  3. #57a2cf
  4. #93c3e0
  5. #cee4f1

Shades

#57a2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #4e92ba
  3. #4682a6
  4. #3d7191
  5. #34617c
  6. #2c5168
  7. #234153
  8. #1a313e
  9. #112029
  10. #091015
  11. #000000

Tints

#57a2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #68abd4
  3. #79b5d9
  4. #89bedd
  5. #9ac7e2
  6. #abd1e7
  7. #bcdaec
  8. #cde3f1
  9. #ddecf5
  10. #eef6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#57a2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #57a2cf
  2. #5b9fc7
  3. #5f9bbf
  4. #6398b7
  5. #6794af
  6. #6c91a8
  7. #708ea0
  8. #748a98
  9. #788790
  10. #7c8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da1d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d95ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba1d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9acf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2da9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-57a2cf {
  color: #57a2cf;
}
Background
.bg-57a2cf {
  background-color: #57a2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-57a2cf {
  border: 2px solid #57a2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #57a2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 162 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 56% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-57a2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #57a2cf, #5766cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-57a2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 162 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 3.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.97 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.11 #a85d30 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#57a2cf  rgb(87, 162, 207)  hsl(203, 56%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#cf8457  rgb(207, 132, 87)  hsl(23, 56%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#cf57a2  rgb(207, 87, 162)  hsl(323, 56%, 58%)  Mulberry
#a2cf57  rgb(162, 207, 87)  hsl(83, 56%, 58%)  Yellow Green