ColorTool
Log in
#369BCB

#369bcb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#369bcb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 60.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.4% cyan, 23.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 199.33°, with 58.89% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2854

Complementary

  1. #369bcb
  2. #cb6636

Split complementary

  1. #369bcb
  2. #cb3650
  3. #cbb036

Analogous

  1. #36cbb0
  2. #369bcb
  3. #3650cb

Triadic

  1. #369bcb
  2. #cb369b
  3. #9bcb36

Tetradic

  1. #369bcb
  2. #6636cb
  3. #cb6636
  4. #9bcb36

Square

  1. #369bcb
  2. #b036cb
  3. #cb6636
  4. #50cb36

Monochromatic

  1. #153f53
  2. #256d8f
  3. #369bcb
  4. #73b9db
  5. #b0d7ea

Shades

#369bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369bcb
  2. #318cb7
  3. #2b7ca2
  4. #266d8e
  5. #205d7a
  6. #1b4e66
  7. #163e51
  8. #102f3d
  9. #0b1f29
  10. #051014
  11. #000000

Tints

#369bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369bcb
  2. #4aa5d0
  3. #5eafd5
  4. #72b9db
  5. #86c3e0
  6. #9bcde5
  7. #afd7ea
  8. #c3e1ef
  9. #d7ebf5
  10. #ebf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369bcb
  2. #3d98c4
  3. #4596bc
  4. #4c93b5
  5. #5490ad
  6. #5b8ea6
  7. #628b9e
  8. #6a8897
  9. #71858f
  10. #798388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7795ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d9acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d92cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-369bcb {
  color: #369bcb;
}
Background
.bg-369bcb {
  background-color: #369bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369bcb {
  border: 2px solid #369bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369bcb, #3650cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.04 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.11 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.53 #c96434 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369bcb  rgb(54, 155, 203)  hsl(199, 59%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cb6636  rgb(203, 102, 54)  hsl(19, 59%, 50%)  Flame
#cb369b  rgb(203, 54, 155)  hsl(319, 59%, 50%)  Mulberry
#9bcb36  rgb(155, 203, 54)  hsl(79, 59%, 50%)  Yellow Green