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#349ECB

#349ecb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#349ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 61.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.38% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 197.88°, with 59.22% saturation and 50% 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 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #349ecb
  2. #cb6134

Split complementary

  1. #349ecb
  2. #cb3452
  3. #cbad34

Analogous

  1. #34cbad
  2. #349ecb
  3. #3452cb

Triadic

  1. #349ecb
  2. #cb349e
  3. #9ecb34

Tetradic

  1. #349ecb
  2. #6134cb
  3. #cb6134
  4. #9ecb34

Square

  1. #349ecb
  2. #ad34cb
  3. #cb6134
  4. #52cb34

Monochromatic

  1. #153f51
  2. #246f8e
  3. #349ecb
  4. #71bbdb
  5. #aed8ea

Shades

#349ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #349ecb
  2. #2f8eb7
  3. #2a7ea2
  4. #246f8e
  5. #1f5f7a
  6. #1a4f66
  7. #153f51
  8. #102f3d
  9. #0a2029
  10. #051014
  11. #000000

Tints

#349ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #349ecb
  2. #48a8d0
  3. #5db1d5
  4. #71bbdb
  5. #85c5e0
  6. #9acfe5
  7. #aed8ea
  8. #c2e2ef
  9. #d6ecf5
  10. #ebf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#349ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #349ecb
  2. #3c9bc4
  3. #4398bc
  4. #4b95b5
  5. #5292ad
  6. #5a8fa6
  7. #628c9e
  8. #698997
  9. #71868f
  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 #7998ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #738dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6094cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-349ecb {
  color: #349ecb;
}
Background
.bg-349ecb {
  background-color: #349ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-349ecb {
  border: 2px solid #349ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #349ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 158 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-349ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #349ecb, #3452cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-349ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 158 203 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.44 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.77 #cb6134 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#349ecb  rgb(52, 158, 203)  hsl(198, 59%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cb6134  rgb(203, 97, 52)  hsl(18, 59%, 50%)  Flame
#cb349e  rgb(203, 52, 158)  hsl(318, 59%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecb34  rgb(158, 203, 52)  hsl(78, 59%, 50%)  Yellow Green