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#599AC7

#599ac7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#599ac7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 60.39% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.28% cyan, 22.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 204.55°, with 49.55% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2936

Complementary

  1. #599ac7
  2. #c78659

Split complementary

  1. #599ac7
  2. #c75963
  3. #c7bd59

Analogous

  1. #59c7bd
  2. #599ac7
  3. #5963c7

Triadic

  1. #599ac7
  2. #c7599a
  3. #9ac759

Tetradic

  1. #599ac7
  2. #8659c7
  3. #c78659
  4. #9ac759

Square

  1. #599ac7
  2. #bd59c7
  3. #c78659
  4. #63c759

Monochromatic

  1. #224a65
  2. #35739e
  3. #599ac7
  4. #92bdda
  5. #cbe0ee

Shades

#599ac7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599ac7
  2. #508bb3
  3. #477b9f
  4. #3e6c8b
  5. #355c77
  6. #2d4d64
  7. #243e50
  8. #1b2e3c
  9. #121f28
  10. #090f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#599ac7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599ac7
  2. #6aa4cd
  3. #7aaed2
  4. #8bb8d8
  5. #9bc2dd
  6. #accde3
  7. #bdd7e9
  8. #cde1ee
  9. #deebf4
  10. #eef5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599ac7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599ac7
  2. #5d97c0
  3. #6195b9
  4. #6592b2
  5. #6990ab
  6. #6d8da4
  7. #708a9c
  8. #748895
  9. #78858e
  10. #7c8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8096aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869ac9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779ac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c93c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38a1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599ac7 {
  color: #599ac7;
}
Background
.bg-599ac7 {
  background-color: #599ac7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599ac7 {
  border: 2px solid #599ac7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599ac7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 154 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 50% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599ac7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599ac7, #5963c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599ac7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 154 199 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.81 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.36 #a66538 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#599ac7  rgb(89, 154, 199)  hsl(205, 50%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#c78659  rgb(199, 134, 89)  hsl(25, 50%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#c7599a  rgb(199, 89, 154)  hsl(325, 50%, 56%)  Mulberry
#9ac759  rgb(154, 199, 89)  hsl(85, 50%, 56%)  Pistachio