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#369BE2

#369be2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369be2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.11% cyan, 31.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 204.77°, 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #369be2
  2. #e27d36

Split complementary

  1. #369be2
  2. #e23645
  3. #e2d336

Analogous

  1. #36e2d3
  2. #369be2
  3. #3645e2

Triadic

  1. #369be2
  2. #e2369b
  3. #9be236

Tetradic

  1. #369be2
  2. #7d36e2
  3. #e27d36
  4. #9be236

Square

  1. #369be2
  2. #d336e2
  3. #e27d36
  4. #45e236

Monochromatic

  1. #10486f
  2. #1a73b2
  3. #369be2
  4. #79bcec
  5. #bcdef5

Shades

#369be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369be2
  2. #318ccb
  3. #2b7cb5
  4. #266d9e
  5. #205d88
  6. #1b4e71
  7. #163e5a
  8. #102f44
  9. #0b1f2d
  10. #051017
  11. #000000

Tints

#369be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369be2
  2. #4aa5e5
  3. #5eafe8
  4. #72b9eb
  5. #86c3ee
  6. #9bcdf1
  7. #afd7f3
  8. #c3e1f6
  9. #d7ebf9
  10. #ebf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369be2
  2. #3d98d8
  3. #4596ce
  4. #4c93c5
  5. #5490bb
  6. #5b8eb1
  7. #628ba7
  8. #6a889d
  9. #718594
  10. #79838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a97b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a9de5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669ce4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5493e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369be2 {
  color: #369be2;
}
Background
.bg-369be2 {
  background-color: #369be2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369be2 {
  border: 2px solid #369be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 155 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369be2, #3645e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 155 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.32 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.24 #c9641d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369be2  rgb(54, 155, 226)  hsl(205, 75%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#e27d36  rgb(226, 125, 54)  hsl(25, 75%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#e2369b  rgb(226, 54, 155)  hsl(325, 75%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9be236  rgb(155, 226, 54)  hsl(85, 75%, 55%)  Inchworm