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#369CA3

#369ca3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369ca3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.18% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.87% cyan, 4.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 183.85°, with 50.23% saturation and 42.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2721

Complementary

  1. #369ca3
  2. #a33d36

Split complementary

  1. #369ca3
  2. #a33666
  3. #a37336

Analogous

  1. #36a373
  2. #369ca3
  3. #3666a3

Triadic

  1. #369ca3
  2. #a3369c
  3. #9ca336

Tetradic

  1. #369ca3
  2. #3d36a3
  3. #a33d36
  4. #9ca336

Square

  1. #369ca3
  2. #7336a3
  3. #a33d36
  4. #66a336

Monochromatic

  1. #102e30
  2. #23656a
  3. #369ca3
  4. #5cc2c9
  5. #96d8dc

Shades

#369ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369ca3
  2. #318c93
  3. #2b7d82
  4. #266d72
  5. #205e62
  6. #1b4e52
  7. #163e41
  8. #102f31
  9. #0b1f21
  10. #051010
  11. #000000

Tints

#369ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369ca3
  2. #4aa6ac
  3. #5eb0b5
  4. #72babf
  5. #86c4c8
  6. #9bced1
  7. #afd7da
  8. #c3e1e3
  9. #d7ebed
  10. #ebf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369ca3
  2. #3d99a0
  3. #45969c
  4. #4c9499
  5. #549195
  6. #5b8e92
  7. #628b8e
  8. #6a888b
  9. #718687
  10. #798384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9095a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8089a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a29e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7798a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a91a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369ca3 {
  color: #369ca3;
}
Background
.bg-369ca3 {
  background-color: #369ca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #369ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 156 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 50% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369ca3, #3666a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 156 163 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.51 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.29 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.22 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.10 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.74 #c9635c Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369ca3  rgb(54, 156, 163)  hsl(184, 50%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#a33d36  rgb(163, 61, 54)  hsl(4, 50%, 43%)  Brown
#a3369c  rgb(163, 54, 156)  hsl(304, 50%, 43%)  Purpureus
#9ca336  rgb(156, 163, 54)  hsl(64, 50%, 43%)  Brass