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#3198CF

#3198cf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3198cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 59.61% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.33% cyan, 26.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 200.89°, with 62.2% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #3198cf
  2. #cf6831

Split complementary

  1. #3198cf
  2. #cf3149
  3. #cfb731

Analogous

  1. #31cfb7
  2. #3198cf
  3. #3149cf

Triadic

  1. #3198cf
  2. #cf3198
  3. #98cf31

Tetradic

  1. #3198cf
  2. #6831cf
  3. #cf6831
  4. #98cf31

Square

  1. #3198cf
  2. #b731cf
  3. #cf6831
  4. #49cf31

Monochromatic

  1. #133d54
  2. #226b92
  3. #3198cf
  4. #6fb7dd
  5. #add6ec

Shades

#3198cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3198cf
  2. #2c89ba
  3. #277aa6
  4. #226a91
  5. #1d5b7c
  6. #194c68
  7. #143d53
  8. #0f2e3e
  9. #0a1e29
  10. #050f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3198cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3198cf
  2. #46a2d4
  3. #5aadd9
  4. #6fb7dd
  5. #83c1e2
  6. #98cce7
  7. #add6ec
  8. #c1e0f1
  9. #d6eaf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3198cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3198cf
  2. #3996c7
  3. #4193bf
  4. #4991b7
  5. #518eaf
  6. #598ca8
  7. #608aa0
  8. #688798
  9. #708590
  10. #788288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7593ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e98d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6889ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6798d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #578fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3198cf {
  color: #3198cf;
}
Background
.bg-3198cf {
  background-color: #3198cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3198cf {
  border: 2px solid #3198cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3198cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 152 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3198cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3198cf, #3149cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3198cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 152 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.60 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.36 #ce6730 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3198cf  rgb(49, 152, 207)  hsl(201, 62%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cf6831  rgb(207, 104, 49)  hsl(21, 62%, 50%)  Chocolate
#cf3198  rgb(207, 49, 152)  hsl(321, 62%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#98cf31  rgb(152, 207, 49)  hsl(81, 62%, 50%)  Yellow Green