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#369ACF

#369acf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369acf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 60.39% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 25.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 200.78°, with 61.45% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.284

Complementary

  1. #369acf
  2. #cf6b36

Split complementary

  1. #369acf
  2. #cf364e
  3. #cfb736

Analogous

  1. #36cfb7
  2. #369acf
  3. #364ecf

Triadic

  1. #369acf
  2. #cf369a
  3. #9acf36

Tetradic

  1. #369acf
  2. #6b36cf
  3. #cf6b36
  4. #9acf36

Square

  1. #369acf
  2. #b736cf
  3. #cf6b36
  4. #4ecf36

Monochromatic

  1. #154057
  2. #246e95
  3. #369acf
  4. #74b9de
  5. #b2d8ec

Shades

#369acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369acf
  2. #318bba
  3. #2b7ba6
  4. #266c91
  5. #205c7c
  6. #1b4d68
  7. #163e53
  8. #102e3e
  9. #0b1f29
  10. #050f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#369acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369acf
  2. #4aa4d4
  3. #5eaed9
  4. #72b8dd
  5. #86c2e2
  6. #9bcde7
  7. #afd7ec
  8. #c3e1f1
  9. #d7ebf5
  10. #ebf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369acf
  2. #3d97c7
  3. #4595bf
  4. #4c92b7
  5. #5490af
  6. #5b8da8
  7. #628aa0
  8. #6a8898
  9. #718590
  10. #798388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7795ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8199d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b91ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369acf {
  color: #369acf;
}
Background
.bg-369acf {
  background-color: #369acf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369acf {
  border: 2px solid #369acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 154 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369acf, #364ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 154 207 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.99 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.76 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.85 #c96530 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369acf  rgb(54, 154, 207)  hsl(201, 61%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#cf6b36  rgb(207, 107, 54)  hsl(21, 61%, 51%)  Chocolate
#cf369a  rgb(207, 54, 154)  hsl(321, 61%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9acf36  rgb(154, 207, 54)  hsl(81, 61%, 51%)  Yellow Green