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#5697C8

#5697c8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5697c8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 59.22% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 24.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 205.79°, with 50.89% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2828

Complementary

  1. #5697c8
  2. #c88756

Split complementary

  1. #5697c8
  2. #c8565e
  3. #c8c056

Analogous

  1. #56c8c0
  2. #5697c8
  3. #565ec8

Triadic

  1. #5697c8
  2. #c85697
  3. #97c856

Tetradic

  1. #5697c8
  2. #8756c8
  3. #c88756
  4. #97c856

Square

  1. #5697c8
  2. #c056c8
  3. #c88756
  4. #5ec856

Monochromatic

  1. #214764
  2. #33709e
  3. #5697c8
  4. #90bbdb
  5. #c9deee

Shades

#5697c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5697c8
  2. #4d88b4
  3. #4579a0
  4. #3c6a8c
  5. #345b78
  6. #2b4c64
  7. #223c50
  8. #1a2d3c
  9. #111e28
  10. #090f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5697c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5697c8
  2. #67a1ce
  3. #78acd3
  4. #89b6d9
  5. #9ac1de
  6. #abcbe4
  7. #bbd5e9
  8. #cce0ef
  9. #ddeaf4
  10. #eef5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5697c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5697c8
  2. #5a95c1
  3. #5e92ba
  4. #6390b2
  5. #678eab
  6. #6b8ca4
  7. #6f899d
  8. #738796
  9. #78858e
  10. #7c8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e93aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8297ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7397c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6890c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #319eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5697c8 {
  color: #5697c8;
}
Background
.bg-5697c8 {
  background-color: #5697c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5697c8 {
  border: 2px solid #5697c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5697c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 151 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 51% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5697c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5697c8, #565ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5697c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 151 200 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.94 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.07 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.10 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.75 #a96837 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5697c8  rgb(86, 151, 200)  hsl(206, 51%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#c88756  rgb(200, 135, 86)  hsl(26, 51%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#c85697  rgb(200, 86, 151)  hsl(326, 51%, 56%)  Mulberry
#97c856  rgb(151, 200, 86)  hsl(86, 51%, 56%)  Yellow Green