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#369CD4

#369cd4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369cd4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.18% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.53% cyan, 26.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 201.27°, with 64.75% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2931

Complementary

  1. #369cd4
  2. #d46e36

Split complementary

  1. #369cd4
  2. #d4364d
  3. #d4bd36

Analogous

  1. #36d4bd
  2. #369cd4
  3. #364dd4

Triadic

  1. #369cd4
  2. #d4369c
  3. #9cd436

Tetradic

  1. #369cd4
  2. #6e36d4
  3. #d46e36
  4. #9cd436

Square

  1. #369cd4
  2. #bd36d4
  3. #d46e36
  4. #4dd436

Monochromatic

  1. #14435d
  2. #21719c
  3. #369cd4
  4. #75bbe1
  5. #b4daef

Shades

#369cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369cd4
  2. #318cbf
  3. #2b7daa
  4. #266d94
  5. #205e7f
  6. #1b4e6a
  7. #163e55
  8. #102f40
  9. #0b1f2a
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#369cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369cd4
  2. #4aa6d8
  3. #5eb0dd
  4. #72bae1
  5. #86c4e5
  6. #9bceea
  7. #afd7ee
  8. #c3e1f2
  9. #d7ebf6
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369cd4
  2. #3d99cc
  3. #4596c3
  4. #4c94bb
  5. #5491b2
  6. #5b8eaa
  7. #628ba2
  8. #6a8899
  9. #718691
  10. #798388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7997b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819cd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8dd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9cd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b93d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369cd4 {
  color: #369cd4;
}
Background
.bg-369cd4 {
  background-color: #369cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #369cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 156 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 65% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369cd4, #364dd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 156 212 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.92 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.56 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.38 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.41 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.88 #c9632b Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369cd4  rgb(54, 156, 212)  hsl(201, 65%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#d46e36  rgb(212, 110, 54)  hsl(21, 65%, 52%)  Chocolate
#d4369c  rgb(212, 54, 156)  hsl(321, 65%, 52%)  Mulberry
#9cd436  rgb(156, 212, 54)  hsl(81, 65%, 52%)  Yellow Green