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#369CD2

#369cd2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369cd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.29% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 200.77°, with 63.41% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.2921

Complementary

  1. #369cd2
  2. #d26c36

Split complementary

  1. #369cd2
  2. #d2364e
  3. #d2ba36

Analogous

  1. #36d2ba
  2. #369cd2
  3. #364ed2

Triadic

  1. #369cd2
  2. #d2369c
  3. #9cd236

Tetradic

  1. #369cd2
  2. #6c36d2
  3. #d26c36
  4. #9cd236

Square

  1. #369cd2
  2. #ba36d2
  3. #d26c36
  4. #4ed236

Monochromatic

  1. #14425b
  2. #227099
  3. #369cd2
  4. #74bbe0
  5. #b3daee

Shades

#369cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369cd2
  2. #318cbd
  3. #2b7da8
  4. #266d93
  5. #205e7e
  6. #1b4e69
  7. #163e54
  8. #102f3f
  9. #0b1f2a
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#369cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369cd2
  2. #4aa6d7
  3. #5eb0db
  4. #72bae0
  5. #86c4e4
  6. #9bcee9
  7. #afd7ed
  8. #c3e1f2
  9. #d7ebf6
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369cd2
  2. #3d99ca
  3. #4596c2
  4. #4c94b9
  5. #5491b1
  6. #5b8ea9
  7. #628ba1
  8. #6a8899
  9. #718690
  10. #798388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7997b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9cd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c93d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369cd2 {
  color: #369cd2;
}
Background
.bg-369cd2 {
  background-color: #369cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #369cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369cd2, #364ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.06 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.28 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.81 #c9632d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369cd2  rgb(54, 156, 210)  hsl(201, 63%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#d26c36  rgb(210, 108, 54)  hsl(21, 63%, 52%)  Chocolate
#d2369c  rgb(210, 54, 156)  hsl(321, 63%, 52%)  Mulberry
#9cd236  rgb(156, 210, 54)  hsl(81, 63%, 52%)  Yellow Green