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#369DAD

#369dad ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369dad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 9.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 188.07°, with 52.42% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.2792

Complementary

  1. #369dad
  2. #ad4636

Split complementary

  1. #369dad
  2. #ad3661
  3. #ad8236

Analogous

  1. #36ad82
  2. #369dad
  3. #3661ad

Triadic

  1. #369dad
  2. #ad369d
  3. #9dad36

Tetradic

  1. #369dad
  2. #4636ad
  3. #ad4636
  4. #9dad36

Square

  1. #369dad
  2. #8236ad
  3. #ad4636
  4. #61ad36

Monochromatic

  1. #123338
  2. #246873
  3. #369dad
  4. #62bfce
  5. #9cd7e0

Shades

#369dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369dad
  2. #318d9c
  3. #2b7e8a
  4. #266e79
  5. #205e68
  6. #1b4f57
  7. #163f45
  8. #102f34
  9. #0b1f23
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#369dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369dad
  2. #4aa7b5
  3. #5eb1bd
  4. #72bac6
  5. #86c4ce
  6. #9bced6
  7. #afd8de
  8. #c3e2e6
  9. #d7ebef
  10. #ebf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369dad
  2. #3d9aa9
  3. #4597a4
  4. #4c94a0
  5. #54919b
  6. #5b8f97
  7. #628c92
  8. #6a898e
  9. #718689
  10. #798385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76959c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f97ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8bad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #769aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6892ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369dad {
  color: #369dad;
}
Background
.bg-369dad {
  background-color: #369dad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369dad {
  border: 2px solid #369dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 157 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 52% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369dad, #3661ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 157 173 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.92 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.11 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.41 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.98 #c96252 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369dad  rgb(54, 157, 173)  hsl(188, 52%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#ad4636  rgb(173, 70, 54)  hsl(8, 52%, 45%)  Chestnut
#ad369d  rgb(173, 54, 157)  hsl(308, 52%, 45%)  Purpureus
#9dad36  rgb(157, 173, 54)  hsl(68, 52%, 45%)  Apple Green