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#269FE2

#269fe2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#269fe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 62.35% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 29.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 201.38°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.307

Complementary

  1. #269fe2
  2. #e26926

Split complementary

  1. #269fe2
  2. #e22641
  3. #e2c726

Analogous

  1. #26e2c7
  2. #269fe2
  3. #2641e2

Triadic

  1. #269fe2
  2. #e2269f
  3. #9fe226

Tetradic

  1. #269fe2
  2. #6926e2
  3. #e26926
  4. #9fe226

Square

  1. #269fe2
  2. #c726e2
  3. #e26926
  4. #41e226

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4462
  2. #1672a5
  3. #269fe2
  4. #69bdeb
  5. #addbf4

Shades

#269fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269fe2
  2. #228fcb
  3. #1e7fb5
  4. #1b6f9e
  5. #175f88
  6. #135071
  7. #0f405a
  8. #0b3044
  9. #08202d
  10. #041017
  11. #000000

Tints

#269fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269fe2
  2. #3ca9e5
  3. #51b2e8
  4. #67bceb
  5. #7dc5ee
  6. #93cff1
  7. #a8d9f3
  8. #bee2f6
  9. #d4ecf9
  10. #e9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269fe2
  2. #2f9cd8
  3. #3899ce
  4. #4196c5
  5. #4a93bb
  6. #5390b1
  7. #5c8ca7
  8. #65899d
  9. #6e8694
  10. #77838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa0e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679fe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5396e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269fe2 {
  color: #269fe2;
}
Background
.bg-269fe2 {
  background-color: #269fe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #269fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 159 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269fe2, #2641e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 159 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.00 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.39 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.95 #d9601d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#269fe2  rgb(38, 159, 226)  hsl(201, 76%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#e26926  rgb(226, 105, 38)  hsl(21, 76%, 52%)  Persimmon
#e2269f  rgb(226, 38, 159)  hsl(321, 76%, 52%)  Persian Rose
#9fe226  rgb(159, 226, 38)  hsl(81, 76%, 52%)  Inchworm