What colors make Carolina Blue?
On this page, you will find the Carolina Blue Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Carolina Blue, color palettes, and related colors.
Carolina Blue color code
The Carolina Blue hex code is #7BAFD4. The Carolina Blue hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Carolina Blue. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #7B in Hex amounts to 48%
- Green: #AF in Hex amounts to 69%
- Blue: #D4 in Hex amounts to 83%
Carolina Blue in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Carolina Blue is 205deg, 51%, 66% HSL.
- Hue: 205deg
- Saturation: 51%
- Light: 66%
Carolina Blue color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Carolina Blue is 42% 17% 0% 17% CMYK.
- Cyan: 42%
- Magenta: 17%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 17%
Different shades of Carolina Blue
According to its HSL value, Carolina Blue contains about 66% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #D8E7F2 204deg, 50%, 90% 10%, 4%, 0%, 99%
- #B2D0E5 204deg, 50%, 80% 22%, 9%, 0%, 99%
- #8BB9D9 204deg, 50%, 70% 35%, 14%, 0%, 99%
- #65A1CC 204deg, 50%, 60% 50%, 21%, 0%, 99%
- #3E8AC0 204deg, 50%, 50% 67%, 28%, 0%, 99%
- #326E99 204deg, 50%, 40% 67%, 28%, 0%, 99%
- #255373 204deg, 50%, 30% 67%, 28%, 0%, 99%
- #19374C 204deg, 50%, 20% 67%, 28%, 0%, 99%
- #0C1B26 204deg, 50%, 10% 67%, 28%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Carolina Blue
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Carolina Blue on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Carolina Blue contrasts better with a black background is because Carolina Blue has a degree of brightness of 66% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Carolina Blue color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Carolina Blue, but below is our favorite:
- New York Pink
#D7837F - Gold Digger
#D1B075 - Wasabi
#AFD77F - Fluorescence
#89D178 - Crystal Gem
#79D0A7 - Wisteria Blue
#84A2D4
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Carolina Blue
- Disco Ball
#D4D4D4 - Lunar Landing
#D2CFC1 - Morris Leaf
#C2D3AF - Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 - Middle Blue Green
#8DD9CC - Medium Purple
#9370DB
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Carolina Blue:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #7AAED4
- #7AD4A0
- #AED47A
- #D47ACC
- #7AAED4
- #91D47A
- #D47A94
- #AD7AD4
- #7AAED4
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #D4947A
- #C67AD4
- #7AAED4
- #7CD47A
- #AD7AD4
- #7AAED4
- #7AD492
- #C9D47A
- #D47A9D
- #A87AD4
- #7AAED4
- #7AD497
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #D4AB7A
- #D47A8F
- #D27AD4
- #8C7AD4
- #7AAED4
- #D47ABA
- #9A7AD4
- #7AAED4
- #7AD4A5
- #A3D47A
- #BAD47A
- #D4977A
- #D47AB4
- #9D7AD4
- #7AAED4
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #7AAED4
- #7AD4AB
- #97D47A
- #D4C37A
- #D47A7F
- #D47ACC
- #7AAED4
- #7AD4D3
- #7AD4AE
- #7AD489
- #91D47A
- #B6D47A
- #D47A8B
- #D47AD2
- #8E7AD4
- #7AAED4
- #7AD4B1
- #8BD47A
You will find specific color values of Carolina Blue on this page. For example, the Carolina Blue HEX color code is #7BAFD4. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Carolina Blue are:
- Dolphin color code is (134.0, 196.0, 218.0).
- Iceberg color code is (113.0, 166.0, 210.0).
- Skydiver color code is (131.0, 172.0, 211.0).
- Wisteria Blue color code is (132.0, 162.0, 212.0).
- Shipmate color code is (122.0, 163.0, 204.0).
- Shimmering Blue color code is (130.0, 219.0, 204.0).
- Cold Blue color code is (136.0, 221.0, 221.0).
- Sky Fall color code is (137.0, 198.0, 223.0).
- Wavelet color code is (125.0, 196.0, 205.0).
- Hidden Sea Glass color code is (111.0, 209.0, 201.0).
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