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#369EAD

#369ead ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369ead is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.96% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 8.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 187.56°, with 52.42% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2826

Complementary

  1. #369ead
  2. #ad4536

Split complementary

  1. #369ead
  2. #ad3663
  3. #ad8036

Analogous

  1. #36ad80
  2. #369ead
  3. #3663ad

Triadic

  1. #369ead
  2. #ad369e
  3. #9ead36

Tetradic

  1. #369ead
  2. #4536ad
  3. #ad4536
  4. #9ead36

Square

  1. #369ead
  2. #8036ad
  3. #ad4536
  4. #63ad36

Monochromatic

  1. #123438
  2. #246973
  3. #369ead
  4. #62c0ce
  5. #9cd7e0

Shades

#369ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369ead
  2. #318e9c
  3. #2b7e8a
  4. #266f79
  5. #205f68
  6. #1b4f57
  7. #163f45
  8. #102f34
  9. #0b2023
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#369ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369ead
  2. #4aa8b5
  3. #5eb1bd
  4. #72bbc6
  5. #86c5ce
  6. #9bcfd6
  7. #afd8de
  8. #c3e2e6
  9. #d7ecef
  10. #ebf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369ead
  2. #3d9ba9
  3. #4598a4
  4. #4c95a0
  5. #54929b
  6. #5b8f97
  7. #628c92
  8. #6a898e
  9. #718689
  10. #798385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77969d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9098ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8bad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #769bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6993ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369ead {
  color: #369ead;
}
Background
.bg-369ead {
  background-color: #369ead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369ead {
  border: 2px solid #369ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 158 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 52% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369ead, #3663ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 158 173 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.67 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.60 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.70 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.96 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.96 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.54 #c96152 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369ead  rgb(54, 158, 173)  hsl(188, 52%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#ad4536  rgb(173, 69, 54)  hsl(8, 52%, 45%)  Chestnut
#ad369e  rgb(173, 54, 158)  hsl(308, 52%, 45%)  Purpureus
#9ead36  rgb(158, 173, 54)  hsl(68, 52%, 45%)  Apple Green