ColorTool
Log in
#05ABF9

#05abf9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#05abf9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.99% cyan, 31.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 199.18°, with 96.06% saturation and 49.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#0099ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.36

Complementary

  1. #05abf9
  2. #f95305

Split complementary

  1. #05abf9
  2. #f90531
  3. #f9cd05

Analogous

  1. #05f9cd
  2. #05abf9
  3. #0531f9

Triadic

  1. #05abf9
  2. #f905ab
  3. #abf905

Tetradic

  1. #05abf9
  2. #5305f9
  3. #f95305
  4. #abf905

Square

  1. #05abf9
  2. #cd05f9
  3. #f95305
  4. #31f905

Monochromatic

  1. #024463
  2. #0377ae
  3. #05abf9
  4. #4fc4fb
  5. #9addfd

Shades

#05abf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abf9
  2. #059ae0
  3. #0489c7
  4. #0478ae
  5. #036795
  6. #03567d
  7. #024464
  8. #02334b
  9. #012232
  10. #011119
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abf9
  2. #1eb3fa
  3. #37bcfa
  4. #50c4fb
  5. #69cdfb
  6. #82d5fc
  7. #9bddfd
  8. #b4e6fd
  9. #cdeefe
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abf9
  2. #11a7ed
  3. #1ea2e1
  4. #2a9ed5
  5. #369ac9
  6. #4396bd
  7. #4f91b0
  8. #5b8da4
  9. #678998
  10. #74848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85acfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6799f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69acfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #51a1f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-05abf9 {
  color: #05abf9;
}
Background
.bg-05abf9 {
  background-color: #05abf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abf9 {
  border: 2px solid #05abf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 96% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abf9, #0531f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 249 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.45 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.37 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.71 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.01 #fa5406 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#05abf9  rgb(5, 171, 249)  hsl(199, 96%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#f95305  rgb(249, 83, 5)  hsl(19, 96%, 50%)  International Orange
#f905ab  rgb(249, 5, 171)  hsl(319, 96%, 50%)  Persian Rose
#abf905  rgb(171, 249, 5)  hsl(79, 96%, 50%)  Spring Bud