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#5896C3

#5896c3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5896c3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 58.82% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.87% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 205.23°, with 47.14% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #5896c3
  2. #c38558

Split complementary

  1. #5896c3
  2. #c35861
  3. #c3ba58

Analogous

  1. #58c3ba
  2. #5896c3
  3. #5861c3

Triadic

  1. #5896c3
  2. #c35896
  3. #96c358

Tetradic

  1. #5896c3
  2. #8558c3
  3. #c38558
  4. #96c358

Square

  1. #5896c3
  2. #ba58c3
  3. #c38558
  4. #61c358

Monochromatic

  1. #224660
  2. #376f98
  3. #5896c3
  4. #90b9d7
  5. #c9ddeb

Shades

#5896c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5896c3
  2. #4f87b0
  3. #46789c
  4. #3e6989
  5. #355a75
  6. #2c4b62
  7. #233c4e
  8. #1a2d3b
  9. #121e27
  10. #090f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5896c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5896c3
  2. #69a1c9
  3. #79abcf
  4. #8ab6d5
  5. #9bc0db
  6. #accbe1
  7. #bcd5e7
  8. #cde0ed
  9. #deeaf3
  10. #eef5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5896c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5896c3
  2. #5c94bc
  3. #6092b6
  4. #648faf
  5. #688da8
  6. #6c8ba2
  7. #70899b
  8. #748794
  9. #78848d
  10. #7c8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d92a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8296c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748bc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #05a1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7496c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a90c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #389db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5896c3 {
  color: #5896c3;
}
Background
.bg-5896c3 {
  background-color: #5896c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5896c3 {
  border: 2px solid #5896c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5896c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 150 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 47% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5896c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5896c3, #5861c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5896c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 150 195 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.04 #a7693c Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5896c3  rgb(88, 150, 195)  hsl(205, 47%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#c38558  rgb(195, 133, 88)  hsl(25, 47%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#c35896  rgb(195, 88, 150)  hsl(325, 47%, 55%)  Mulberry
#96c358  rgb(150, 195, 88)  hsl(85, 47%, 55%)  Pistachio