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#369EA6

#369ea6 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369ea6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 61.96% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.47% cyan, 4.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 184.29°, with 50.91% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2799

Complementary

  1. #369ea6
  2. #a63e36

Split complementary

  1. #369ea6
  2. #a63666
  3. #a67636

Analogous

  1. #36a676
  2. #369ea6
  3. #3666a6

Triadic

  1. #369ea6
  2. #a6369e
  3. #9ea636

Tetradic

  1. #369ea6
  2. #3e36a6
  3. #a63e36
  4. #9ea636

Square

  1. #369ea6
  2. #7636a6
  3. #a63e36
  4. #66a636

Monochromatic

  1. #103033
  2. #23676c
  3. #369ea6
  4. #5ec3cb
  5. #98d8dd

Shades

#369ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369ea6
  2. #318e95
  3. #2b7e85
  4. #266f74
  5. #205f64
  6. #1b4f53
  7. #163f42
  8. #102f32
  9. #0b2021
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#369ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369ea6
  2. #4aa8af
  3. #5eb1b8
  4. #72bbc1
  5. #86c5ca
  6. #9bcfd3
  7. #afd8db
  8. #c3e2e4
  9. #d7eced
  10. #ebf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369ea6
  2. #3d9ba2
  3. #45989e
  4. #4c959b
  5. #549297
  6. #5b8f93
  7. #628c8f
  8. #6a898b
  9. #718688
  10. #798384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9297a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789aa6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b93a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369ea6 {
  color: #369ea6;
}
Background
.bg-369ea6 {
  background-color: #369ea6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #369ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 158 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 51% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369ea6, #3666a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 158 166 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.53 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.96 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.99 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.73 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.05 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.77 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.98 #c96159 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369ea6  rgb(54, 158, 166)  hsl(184, 51%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#a63e36  rgb(166, 62, 54)  hsl(4, 51%, 43%)  Brown
#a6369e  rgb(166, 54, 158)  hsl(304, 51%, 43%)  Purpureus
#9ea636  rgb(158, 166, 54)  hsl(64, 51%, 43%)  Brass