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#00A3D5

#00a3d5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a3d5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.92% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 194.08°, with 100% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.31

Complementary

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #d53200

Split complementary

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #d50039
  3. #d59c00

Analogous

  1. #00d59c
  2. #00a3d5
  3. #0039d5

Triadic

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #d500a3
  3. #a3d500

Tetradic

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #3200d5
  3. #d53200
  4. #a3d500

Square

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #9c00d5
  3. #d53200
  4. #39d500

Monochromatic

  1. #002e3c
  2. #006888
  3. #00a3d5
  4. #22cbff
  5. #6fddff

Shades

#00a3d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #0093c0
  3. #0082aa
  4. #007295
  5. #006280
  6. #00526b
  7. #004155
  8. #003140
  9. #00212b
  10. #001015
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #1aacd9
  3. #33b5dd
  4. #4dbfe2
  5. #66c8e6
  6. #80d1ea
  7. #99daee
  8. #b3e3f2
  9. #ccedf7
  10. #e6f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3d5
  2. #0da0cd
  3. #1a9cc4
  4. #2699bc
  5. #3395b3
  6. #4092ab
  7. #4d8ea2
  8. #5a8b9a
  9. #668791
  10. #738489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779cb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a1d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7090d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ca2d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5898d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3d5 {
  color: #00a3d5;
}
Background
.bg-00a3d5 {
  background-color: #00a3d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3d5 {
  border: 2px solid #00a3d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3d5, #0039d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.53 #ff5c2a Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a3d5  rgb(0, 163, 213)  hsl(194, 100%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d53200  rgb(213, 50, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 42%)  Sinopia
#d500a3  rgb(213, 0, 163)  hsl(314, 100%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#a3d500  rgb(163, 213, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 42%)  Yellow Green