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#349EEC

#349eec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#349eec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.97% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 205.43°, with 82.88% saturation and 56.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.3124

Complementary

  1. #349eec
  2. #ec8234

Split complementary

  1. #349eec
  2. #ec3442
  3. #ecde34

Analogous

  1. #34ecde
  2. #349eec
  3. #3442ec

Triadic

  1. #349eec
  2. #ec349e
  3. #9eec34

Tetradic

  1. #349eec
  2. #8234ec
  3. #ec8234
  4. #9eec34

Square

  1. #349eec
  2. #de34ec
  3. #ec8234
  4. #42ec34

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4c7b
  2. #1277c1
  3. #349eec
  4. #7abff3
  5. #c0e1f9

Shades

#349eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #349eec
  2. #2f8ed4
  3. #2a7ebd
  4. #246fa5
  5. #1f5f8e
  6. #1a4f76
  7. #153f5e
  8. #102f47
  9. #0a202f
  10. #051018
  11. #000000

Tints

#349eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #349eec
  2. #48a8ee
  3. #5db1f0
  4. #71bbf2
  5. #85c5f4
  6. #9acff6
  7. #aed8f7
  8. #c2e2f9
  9. #d6ecfb
  10. #ebf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#349eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #349eec
  2. #3c9be1
  3. #4398d6
  4. #4b95cc
  5. #5292c1
  6. #5a8fb6
  7. #628cab
  8. #6989a0
  9. #718696
  10. #78838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa1ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f90eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65a0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5196eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aad0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-349eec {
  color: #349eec;
}
Background
.bg-349eec {
  background-color: #349eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-349eec {
  border: 2px solid #349eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #349eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 158 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-349eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #349eec, #3442ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-349eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 158 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.67 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.12 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.27 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.37 #cb6113 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#349eec  rgb(52, 158, 236)  hsl(205, 83%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#ec8234  rgb(236, 130, 52)  hsl(25, 83%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#ec349e  rgb(236, 52, 158)  hsl(325, 83%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#9eec34  rgb(158, 236, 52)  hsl(85, 83%, 56%)  Inchworm