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#369CD7

#369cd7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#369cd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.88% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 201.99°, with 66.8% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.2947

Complementary

  1. #369cd7
  2. #d77136

Split complementary

  1. #369cd7
  2. #d7364c
  3. #d7c236

Analogous

  1. #36d7c2
  2. #369cd7
  3. #364cd7

Triadic

  1. #369cd7
  2. #d7369c
  3. #9cd736

Tetradic

  1. #369cd7
  2. #7136d7
  3. #d77136
  4. #9cd736

Square

  1. #369cd7
  2. #c236d7
  3. #d77136
  4. #4cd736

Monochromatic

  1. #134461
  2. #2071a1
  3. #369cd7
  4. #76bbe4
  5. #b6dbf0

Shades

#369cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369cd7
  2. #318cc2
  3. #2b7dac
  4. #266d97
  5. #205e81
  6. #1b4e6c
  7. #163e56
  8. #102f41
  9. #0b1f2b
  10. #051016
  11. #000000

Tints

#369cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369cd7
  2. #4aa6db
  3. #5eb0df
  4. #72bae3
  5. #86c4e7
  6. #9bceeb
  7. #afd7ef
  8. #c3e1f3
  9. #d7ebf7
  10. #ebf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369cd7
  2. #3d99ce
  3. #4596c6
  4. #4c94bd
  5. #5491b4
  6. #5b8eac
  7. #628ba3
  8. #6a889a
  9. #718691
  10. #798389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7997b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809cda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a8dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9cd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a93d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369cd7 {
  color: #369cd7;
}
Background
.bg-369cd7 {
  background-color: #369cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #369cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 67% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369cd7, #364cd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.43 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.63 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.24 #c96328 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#369cd7  rgb(54, 156, 215)  hsl(202, 67%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#d77136  rgb(215, 113, 54)  hsl(22, 67%, 53%)  Chocolate
#d7369c  rgb(215, 54, 156)  hsl(322, 67%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9cd736  rgb(156, 215, 54)  hsl(82, 67%, 53%)  Yellow Green