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#369CD6

#369cd6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369cd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.77% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 201.75°, with 66.12% saturation and 52.55% 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 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #369cd6
  2. #d67036

Split complementary

  1. #369cd6
  2. #d6364c
  3. #d6c036

Analogous

  1. #36d6c0
  2. #369cd6
  3. #364cd6

Triadic

  1. #369cd6
  2. #d6369c
  3. #9cd636

Tetradic

  1. #369cd6
  2. #7036d6
  3. #d67036
  4. #9cd636

Square

  1. #369cd6
  2. #c036d6
  3. #d67036
  4. #4cd636

Monochromatic

  1. #134460
  2. #20719f
  3. #369cd6
  4. #76bbe3
  5. #b5dbf0

Shades

#369cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369cd6
  2. #318cc1
  3. #2b7dab
  4. #266d96
  5. #205e80
  6. #1b4e6b
  7. #163e56
  8. #102f40
  9. #0b1f2b
  10. #051015
  11. #000000

Tints

#369cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369cd6
  2. #4aa6da
  3. #5eb0de
  4. #72bae2
  5. #86c4e6
  6. #9bceeb
  7. #afd7ef
  8. #c3e1f3
  9. #d7ebf7
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369cd6
  2. #3d99cd
  3. #4596c5
  4. #4c94bc
  5. #5491b4
  6. #5b8eab
  7. #628ba2
  8. #6a889a
  9. #718691
  10. #798389
  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 #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7997b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819cd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9cd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a93d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369cd6 {
  color: #369cd6;
}
Background
.bg-369cd6 {
  background-color: #369cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #369cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 66% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369cd6, #364cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.67 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.96 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.04 #c96329 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369cd6  rgb(54, 156, 214)  hsl(202, 66%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#d67036  rgb(214, 112, 54)  hsl(22, 66%, 53%)  Chocolate
#d6369c  rgb(214, 54, 156)  hsl(322, 66%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9cd636  rgb(156, 214, 54)  hsl(82, 66%, 53%)  Yellow Green