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#439DCD

#439dcd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#439dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 61.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.32% cyan, 23.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 200.87°, with 57.98% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #439dcd
  2. #cd7343

Split complementary

  1. #439dcd
  2. #cd4358
  3. #cdb843

Analogous

  1. #43cdb8
  2. #439dcd
  3. #4358cd

Triadic

  1. #439dcd
  2. #cd439d
  3. #9dcd43

Tetradic

  1. #439dcd
  2. #7343cd
  3. #cd7343
  4. #9dcd43

Square

  1. #439dcd
  2. #b843cd
  3. #cd7343
  4. #58cd43

Monochromatic

  1. #19465e
  2. #29739a
  3. #439dcd
  4. #7fbcdd
  5. #bcdced

Shades

#439dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #439dcd
  2. #3c8db9
  3. #367ea4
  4. #2f6e90
  5. #285e7b
  6. #224f67
  7. #1b3f52
  8. #142f3e
  9. #0d1f29
  10. #071015
  11. #000000

Tints

#439dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #439dcd
  2. #56a7d2
  3. #69b1d7
  4. #7bbadc
  5. #8ec4e1
  6. #a1cee6
  7. #b4d8eb
  8. #c7e2f0
  9. #d9ebf5
  10. #ecf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#439dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #439dcd
  2. #499ac5
  3. #4f97be
  4. #5594b6
  5. #5b91ae
  6. #628fa7
  7. #688c9f
  8. #6e8997
  9. #74868f
  10. #7a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c98ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #738ecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #719cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6394cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-439dcd {
  color: #439dcd;
}
Background
.bg-439dcd {
  background-color: #439dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-439dcd {
  border: 2px solid #439dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #439dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 157 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-439dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #439dcd, #4358cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-439dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 157 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.86 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.27 #bc6232 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#439dcd  rgb(67, 157, 205)  hsl(201, 58%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#cd7343  rgb(205, 115, 67)  hsl(21, 58%, 53%)  Chocolate
#cd439d  rgb(205, 67, 157)  hsl(321, 58%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9dcd43  rgb(157, 205, 67)  hsl(81, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green