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#3591C2

#3591c2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3591c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 56.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.68% cyan, 25.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 200.85°, with 57.09% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.249

Complementary

  1. #3591c2
  2. #c26635

Split complementary

  1. #3591c2
  2. #c2354a
  3. #c2ac35

Analogous

  1. #35c2ac
  2. #3591c2
  3. #354ac2

Triadic

  1. #3591c2
  2. #c23591
  3. #91c235

Tetradic

  1. #3591c2
  2. #6635c2
  3. #c26635
  4. #91c235

Square

  1. #3591c2
  2. #ac35c2
  3. #c26635
  4. #4ac235

Monochromatic

  1. #14374a
  2. #256486
  3. #3591c2
  4. #6db2d7
  5. #a9d2e7

Shades

#3591c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3591c2
  2. #3083af
  3. #2a749b
  4. #256688
  5. #205774
  6. #1b4961
  7. #153a4e
  8. #102c3a
  9. #0b1d27
  10. #050f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3591c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3591c2
  2. #499cc8
  3. #5da7ce
  4. #72b2d4
  5. #86bdda
  6. #9ac8e1
  7. #aed3e7
  8. #c2deed
  9. #d7e9f3
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3591c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3591c2
  2. #3d8fbb
  3. #448eb5
  4. #4c8cae
  5. #538aa8
  6. #5b89a1
  7. #62879a
  8. #6a8594
  9. #71838d
  10. #798287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a90c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6683c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6591c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5789c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3591c2 {
  color: #3591c2;
}
Background
.bg-3591c2 {
  background-color: #3591c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3591c2 {
  border: 2px solid #3591c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3591c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 145 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 57% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3591c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3591c2, #354ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3591c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 145 194 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.36 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.69 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.69 #ca6e3d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3591c2  rgb(53, 145, 194)  hsl(201, 57%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#c26635  rgb(194, 102, 53)  hsl(21, 57%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c23591  rgb(194, 53, 145)  hsl(321, 57%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#91c235  rgb(145, 194, 53)  hsl(81, 57%, 48%)  Yellow Green