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#369DD8

#369dd8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369dd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 27.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 201.85°, with 67.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.2986

Complementary

  1. #369dd8
  2. #d87136

Split complementary

  1. #369dd8
  2. #d8364c
  3. #d8c236

Analogous

  1. #36d8c2
  2. #369dd8
  3. #364cd8

Triadic

  1. #369dd8
  2. #d8369d
  3. #9dd836

Tetradic

  1. #369dd8
  2. #7136d8
  3. #d87136
  4. #9dd836

Square

  1. #369dd8
  2. #c236d8
  3. #d87136
  4. #4cd836

Monochromatic

  1. #134562
  2. #1f72a2
  3. #369dd8
  4. #76bce4
  5. #b6dbf1

Shades

#369dd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369dd8
  2. #318dc2
  3. #2b7ead
  4. #266e97
  5. #205e82
  6. #1b4f6c
  7. #163f56
  8. #102f41
  9. #0b1f2b
  10. #051016
  11. #000000

Tints

#369dd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369dd8
  2. #4aa7dc
  3. #5eb1e0
  4. #72bae4
  5. #86c4e8
  6. #9bceec
  7. #afd8ef
  8. #c3e2f3
  9. #d7ebf7
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369dd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369dd8
  2. #3d9acf
  3. #4597c6
  4. #4c94be
  5. #5491b5
  6. #5b8fac
  7. #628ca3
  8. #6a899a
  9. #718692
  10. #798389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a98b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ddb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9dda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a94d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369dd8 {
  color: #369dd8;
}
Background
.bg-369dd8 {
  background-color: #369dd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369dd8 {
  border: 2px solid #369dd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369dd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 157 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 68% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369dd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369dd8, #364cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369dd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 157 216 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.32 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.10 #c96227 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369dd8  rgb(54, 157, 216)  hsl(202, 68%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#d87136  rgb(216, 113, 54)  hsl(22, 68%, 53%)  Chocolate
#d8369d  rgb(216, 54, 157)  hsl(322, 68%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9dd836  rgb(157, 216, 54)  hsl(82, 68%, 53%)  Yellow Green