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#5496CF

#5496cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5496cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.42% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.8°, with 56.16% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.282

Complementary

  1. #5496cf
  2. #cf8d54

Split complementary

  1. #5496cf
  2. #cf5459
  3. #cfca54

Analogous

  1. #54cfca
  2. #5496cf
  3. #5459cf

Triadic

  1. #5496cf
  2. #cf5496
  3. #96cf54

Tetradic

  1. #5496cf
  2. #8d54cf
  3. #cf8d54
  4. #96cf54

Square

  1. #5496cf
  2. #ca54cf
  3. #cf8d54
  4. #59cf54

Monochromatic

  1. #1e486c
  2. #2f70a7
  3. #5496cf
  4. #90bbe0
  5. #cbdff1

Shades

#5496cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5496cf
  2. #4c87ba
  3. #4378a6
  4. #3b6991
  5. #325a7c
  6. #2a4b68
  7. #223c53
  8. #192d3e
  9. #111e29
  10. #080f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#5496cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5496cf
  2. #65a1d4
  3. #76abd9
  4. #87b6dd
  5. #98c0e2
  6. #aacbe7
  7. #bbd5ec
  8. #cce0f1
  9. #ddeaf5
  10. #eef5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5496cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5496cf
  2. #5894c7
  3. #5d92bf
  4. #618fb7
  5. #668daf
  6. #6a8ba8
  7. #6e89a0
  8. #738798
  9. #778490
  10. #7c8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d93ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d98d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f97d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6490ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #289eba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5496cf {
  color: #5496cf;
}
Background
.bg-5496cf {
  background-color: #5496cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5496cf {
  border: 2px solid #5496cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5496cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5496cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5496cf, #5459cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5496cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.48 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #ab6930 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5496cf  rgb(84, 150, 207)  hsl(208, 56%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#cf8d54  rgb(207, 141, 84)  hsl(28, 56%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#cf5496  rgb(207, 84, 150)  hsl(328, 56%, 57%)  Mulberry
#96cf54  rgb(150, 207, 84)  hsl(88, 56%, 57%)  Yellow Green