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#369EEF

#369eef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369eef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.41% cyan, 33.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.27°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #369eef
  2. #ef8736

Split complementary

  1. #369eef
  2. #ef3641
  3. #efe336

Analogous

  1. #36efe3
  2. #369eef
  3. #3641ef

Triadic

  1. #369eef
  2. #ef369e
  3. #9eef36

Tetradic

  1. #369eef
  2. #8736ef
  3. #ef8736
  4. #9eef36

Square

  1. #369eef
  2. #e336ef
  3. #ef8736
  4. #41ef36

Monochromatic

  1. #0a4d82
  2. #1078c9
  3. #369eef
  4. #7dc0f5
  5. #c4e2fa

Shades

#369eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369eef
  2. #318ed7
  3. #2b7ebf
  4. #266fa7
  5. #205f8f
  6. #1b4f78
  7. #163f60
  8. #102f48
  9. #0b2030
  10. #051018
  11. #000000

Tints

#369eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369eef
  2. #4aa8f1
  3. #5eb1f2
  4. #72bbf4
  5. #86c5f5
  6. #9bcff7
  7. #afd8f9
  8. #c3e2fa
  9. #d7ecfc
  10. #ebf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369eef
  2. #3d9be4
  3. #4598d9
  4. #4c95ce
  5. #5492c3
  6. #5b8fb8
  7. #628cac
  8. #6a89a1
  9. #718696
  10. #79838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9bc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #78a1f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e91ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64a0f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5196ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369eef {
  color: #369eef;
}
Background
.bg-369eef {
  background-color: #369eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369eef {
  border: 2px solid #369eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 158 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369eef, #3641ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 158 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.26 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.07 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.48 #c96110 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369eef  rgb(54, 158, 239)  hsl(206, 85%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#ef8736  rgb(239, 135, 54)  hsl(26, 85%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef369e  rgb(239, 54, 158)  hsl(326, 85%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#9eef36  rgb(158, 239, 54)  hsl(86, 85%, 57%)  Green Yellow