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#349DE8

#349de8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#349de8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 61.57% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.59% cyan, 32.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 79.65% saturation and 55.69% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.3067

Complementary

  1. #349de8
  2. #e87f34

Split complementary

  1. #349de8
  2. #e83443
  3. #e8d934

Analogous

  1. #34e8d9
  2. #349de8
  3. #3443e8

Triadic

  1. #349de8
  2. #e8349d
  3. #9de834

Tetradic

  1. #349de8
  2. #7f34e8
  3. #e87f34
  4. #9de834

Square

  1. #349de8
  2. #d934e8
  3. #e87f34
  4. #43e834

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4a76
  2. #1576ba
  3. #349de8
  4. #79bef0
  5. #bddff8

Shades

#349de8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #349de8
  2. #2f8dd1
  3. #2a7eba
  4. #246ea2
  5. #1f5e8b
  6. #1a4f74
  7. #153f5d
  8. #102f46
  9. #0a1f2e
  10. #051017
  11. #000000

Tints

#349de8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #349de8
  2. #48a7ea
  3. #5db1ed
  4. #71baef
  5. #85c4f1
  6. #9acef4
  7. #aed8f6
  8. #c2e2f8
  9. #d6ebfa
  10. #ebf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#349de8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #349de8
  2. #3c9ade
  3. #4397d3
  4. #4b94c9
  5. #5291be
  6. #5a8fb4
  7. #628caa
  8. #69899f
  9. #718695
  10. #78838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b99bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a9feb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #659fea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5295e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-349de8 {
  color: #349de8;
}
Background
.bg-349de8 {
  background-color: #349de8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-349de8 {
  border: 2px solid #349de8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #349de8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 157 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-349de8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #349de8, #3443e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-349de8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 157 232 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.28 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.97 #cb6217 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#349de8  rgb(52, 157, 232)  hsl(205, 80%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#e87f34  rgb(232, 127, 52)  hsl(25, 80%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#e8349d  rgb(232, 52, 157)  hsl(325, 80%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#9de834  rgb(157, 232, 52)  hsl(85, 80%, 56%)  Inchworm