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#31AEC2

#31aec2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#31aec2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 68.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.74% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 188.28°, with 59.67% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.29.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3482

Complementary

  1. #31aec2
  2. #c24531

Split complementary

  1. #31aec2
  2. #c23165
  3. #c28e31

Analogous

  1. #31c28e
  2. #31aec2
  3. #3165c2

Triadic

  1. #31aec2
  2. #c231ae
  3. #aec231

Tetradic

  1. #31aec2
  2. #4531c2
  3. #c24531
  4. #aec231

Square

  1. #31aec2
  2. #8e31c2
  3. #c24531
  4. #65c231

Monochromatic

  1. #124048
  2. #227785
  3. #31aec2
  4. #67c9d9
  5. #a4dfe8

Shades

#31aec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31aec2
  2. #2c9daf
  3. #278b9b
  4. #227a88
  5. #1d6874
  6. #195761
  7. #14464e
  8. #0f343a
  9. #0a2327
  10. #051113
  11. #000000

Tints

#31aec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31aec2
  2. #46b6c8
  3. #5abece
  4. #6fc6d4
  5. #83ceda
  6. #98d7e1
  7. #addfe7
  8. #c1e7ed
  9. #d6eff3
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31aec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31aec2
  2. #39a9bb
  3. #41a5b5
  4. #49a0ae
  5. #519ca8
  6. #5997a1
  7. #60929a
  8. #688e94
  9. #70898d
  10. #788587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea8c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a99c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80aac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a2c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31aec2 {
  color: #31aec2;
}
Background
.bg-31aec2 {
  background-color: #31aec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31aec2 {
  border: 2px solid #31aec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31aec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 174 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31aec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31aec2, #3165c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31aec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 174 194 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.86 #ce513d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#31aec2  rgb(49, 174, 194)  hsl(188, 60%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#c24531  rgb(194, 69, 49)  hsl(8, 60%, 48%)  Persian Red
#c231ae  rgb(194, 49, 174)  hsl(308, 60%, 48%)  Purpureus
#aec231  rgb(174, 194, 49)  hsl(68, 60%, 48%)  Apple Green