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#369DAB

#369dab ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369dab is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.57% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.42% cyan, 8.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 187.18°, with 52% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.2784

Complementary

  1. #369dab
  2. #ab4436

Split complementary

  1. #369dab
  2. #ab3663
  3. #ab7f36

Analogous

  1. #36ab7f
  2. #369dab
  3. #3663ab

Triadic

  1. #369dab
  2. #ab369d
  3. #9dab36

Tetradic

  1. #369dab
  2. #4436ab
  3. #ab4436
  4. #9dab36

Square

  1. #369dab
  2. #7f36ab
  3. #ab4436
  4. #63ab36

Monochromatic

  1. #113237
  2. #246871
  3. #369dab
  4. #61c0cd
  5. #9bd7df

Shades

#369dab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369dab
  2. #318d9a
  3. #2b7e89
  4. #266e78
  5. #205e67
  6. #1b4f56
  7. #163f44
  8. #102f33
  9. #0b1f22
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#369dab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369dab
  2. #4aa7b3
  3. #5eb1bc
  4. #72bac4
  5. #86c4cd
  6. #9bced5
  7. #afd8dd
  8. #c3e2e6
  9. #d7ebee
  10. #ebf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369dab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369dab
  2. #3d9aa7
  3. #4597a2
  4. #4c949e
  5. #54919a
  6. #5b8f96
  7. #628c91
  8. #6a898d
  9. #718689
  10. #798384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76959b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9097ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7699ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6992ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369dab {
  color: #369dab;
}
Background
.bg-369dab {
  background-color: #369dab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369dab {
  border: 2px solid #369dab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369dab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 157 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 52% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369dab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369dab, #3663ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369dab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 157 171 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.46 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.23 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.32 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.82 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.51 #c96254 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369dab  rgb(54, 157, 171)  hsl(187, 52%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#ab4436  rgb(171, 68, 54)  hsl(7, 52%, 44%)  Chestnut
#ab369d  rgb(171, 54, 157)  hsl(307, 52%, 44%)  Purpureus
#9dab36  rgb(157, 171, 54)  hsl(67, 52%, 44%)  Apple Green