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#369DD6

#369dd6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369dd6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.57% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.77% cyan, 26.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 201.38°, with 66.12% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #369dd6
  2. #d66f36

Split complementary

  1. #369dd6
  2. #d6364d
  3. #d6bf36

Analogous

  1. #36d6bf
  2. #369dd6
  3. #364dd6

Triadic

  1. #369dd6
  2. #d6369d
  3. #9dd636

Tetradic

  1. #369dd6
  2. #6f36d6
  3. #d66f36
  4. #9dd636

Square

  1. #369dd6
  2. #bf36d6
  3. #d66f36
  4. #4dd636

Monochromatic

  1. #134460
  2. #20729f
  3. #369dd6
  4. #76bce3
  5. #b5dbf0

Shades

#369dd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369dd6
  2. #318dc1
  3. #2b7eab
  4. #266e96
  5. #205e80
  6. #1b4f6b
  7. #163f56
  8. #102f40
  9. #0b1f2b
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#369dd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369dd6
  2. #4aa7da
  3. #5eb1de
  4. #72bae2
  5. #86c4e6
  6. #9bceeb
  7. #afd8ef
  8. #c3e2f3
  9. #d7ebf7
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369dd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369dd6
  2. #3d9acd
  3. #4597c5
  4. #4c94bc
  5. #5491b4
  6. #5b8fab
  7. #628ca2
  8. #6a899a
  9. #718691
  10. #798389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a98b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829dd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8ed5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9dd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b94d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369dd6 {
  color: #369dd6;
}
Background
.bg-369dd6 {
  background-color: #369dd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369dd6 {
  border: 2px solid #369dd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369dd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 157 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 66% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369dd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369dd6, #364dd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369dd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 157 214 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.37 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.85 #c96229 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369dd6  rgb(54, 157, 214)  hsl(201, 66%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#d66f36  rgb(214, 111, 54)  hsl(21, 66%, 53%)  Chocolate
#d6369d  rgb(214, 54, 157)  hsl(321, 66%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9dd636  rgb(157, 214, 54)  hsl(81, 66%, 53%)  Yellow Green