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#369AE2

#369ae2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369ae2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.11% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 205.12°, with 74.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2939

Complementary

  1. #369ae2
  2. #e27e36

Split complementary

  1. #369ae2
  2. #e23644
  3. #e2d436

Analogous

  1. #36e2d4
  2. #369ae2
  3. #3644e2

Triadic

  1. #369ae2
  2. #e2369a
  3. #9ae236

Tetradic

  1. #369ae2
  2. #7e36e2
  3. #e27e36
  4. #9ae236

Square

  1. #369ae2
  2. #d436e2
  3. #e27e36
  4. #44e236

Monochromatic

  1. #10476f
  2. #1a72b2
  3. #369ae2
  4. #79bcec
  5. #bcddf5

Shades

#369ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369ae2
  2. #318bcb
  3. #2b7bb5
  4. #266c9e
  5. #205c88
  6. #1b4d71
  7. #163e5a
  8. #102e44
  9. #0b1f2d
  10. #050f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#369ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369ae2
  2. #4aa4e5
  3. #5eaee8
  4. #72b8eb
  5. #86c2ee
  6. #9bcdf1
  7. #afd7f3
  8. #c3e1f6
  9. #d7ebf9
  10. #ebf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369ae2
  2. #3d97d8
  3. #4595ce
  4. #4c92c5
  5. #5490bb
  6. #5b8db1
  7. #628aa7
  8. #6a889d
  9. #718594
  10. #79838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7996b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #799ce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #649be4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5392e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369ae2 {
  color: #369ae2;
}
Background
.bg-369ae2 {
  background-color: #369ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #369ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 154 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369ae2, #3644e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 154 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.96 #c9651d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369ae2  rgb(54, 154, 226)  hsl(205, 75%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#e27e36  rgb(226, 126, 54)  hsl(25, 75%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#e2369a  rgb(226, 54, 154)  hsl(325, 75%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9ae236  rgb(154, 226, 54)  hsl(85, 75%, 55%)  Inchworm