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#359BC8

#359bc8 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#359bc8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 60.78% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 22.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 198.37°, with 58.1% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.2837

Complementary

  1. #359bc8
  2. #c86235

Split complementary

  1. #359bc8
  2. #c83551
  3. #c8ac35

Analogous

  1. #35c8ac
  2. #359bc8
  3. #3551c8

Triadic

  1. #359bc8
  2. #c8359b
  3. #9bc835

Tetradic

  1. #359bc8
  2. #6235c8
  3. #c86235
  4. #9bc835

Square

  1. #359bc8
  2. #ac35c8
  3. #c86235
  4. #51c835

Monochromatic

  1. #153d4f
  2. #256c8c
  3. #359bc8
  4. #70b9d9
  5. #add7e9

Shades

#359bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #359bc8
  2. #308cb4
  3. #2a7ca0
  4. #256d8c
  5. #205d78
  6. #1b4e64
  7. #153e50
  8. #102f3c
  9. #0b1f28
  10. #051014
  11. #000000

Tints

#359bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #359bc8
  2. #49a5ce
  3. #5dafd3
  4. #72b9d9
  5. #86c3de
  6. #9acde4
  7. #aed7e9
  8. #c2e1ef
  9. #d7ebf4
  10. #ebf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#359bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #359bc8
  2. #3d98c1
  3. #4496ba
  4. #4c93b2
  5. #5390ab
  6. #5b8ea4
  7. #628b9d
  8. #6a8896
  9. #71858e
  10. #798387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7795aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8499ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d9ac9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e92c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-359bc8 {
  color: #359bc8;
}
Background
.bg-359bc8 {
  background-color: #359bc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-359bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #359bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #359bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 155 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-359bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #359bc8, #3551c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-359bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 155 200 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.29 #ca6437 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#359bc8  rgb(53, 155, 200)  hsl(198, 58%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#c86235  rgb(200, 98, 53)  hsl(18, 58%, 50%)  Flame
#c8359b  rgb(200, 53, 155)  hsl(318, 58%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bc835  rgb(155, 200, 53)  hsl(78, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green