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#319ECD

#319ecd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#319ecd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.1% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 198.08°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.2951

Complementary

  1. #319ecd
  2. #cd6031

Split complementary

  1. #319ecd
  2. #cd3150
  3. #cdae31

Analogous

  1. #31cdae
  2. #319ecd
  3. #3150cd

Triadic

  1. #319ecd
  2. #cd319e
  3. #9ecd31

Tetradic

  1. #319ecd
  2. #6031cd
  3. #cd6031
  4. #9ecd31

Square

  1. #319ecd
  2. #ae31cd
  3. #cd6031
  4. #50cd31

Monochromatic

  1. #133f52
  2. #226e8f
  3. #319ecd
  4. #6ebbdc
  5. #acd8eb

Shades

#319ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #319ecd
  2. #2c8eb9
  3. #277ea4
  4. #226f90
  5. #1d5f7b
  6. #194f67
  7. #143f52
  8. #0f2f3e
  9. #0a2029
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#319ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #319ecd
  2. #46a8d2
  3. #5ab1d7
  4. #6fbbdc
  5. #83c5e1
  6. #98cfe6
  7. #add8eb
  8. #c1e2f0
  9. #d6ecf5
  10. #eaf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#319ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #319ecd
  2. #399bc5
  3. #4198be
  4. #4995b6
  5. #5192ae
  6. #598fa7
  7. #608c9f
  8. #688997
  9. #70868f
  10. #788388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7898ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #718dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e9dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e94cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-319ecd {
  color: #319ecd;
}
Background
.bg-319ecd {
  background-color: #319ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-319ecd {
  border: 2px solid #319ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #319ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-319ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #319ecd, #3150cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-319ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.56 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.69 #ce6132 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#319ecd  rgb(49, 158, 205)  hsl(198, 61%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cd6031  rgb(205, 96, 49)  hsl(18, 61%, 50%)  Flame
#cd319e  rgb(205, 49, 158)  hsl(318, 61%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecd31  rgb(158, 205, 49)  hsl(78, 61%, 50%)  Yellow Green