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#369EA9

#369ea9 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#369ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.05% cyan, 6.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 185.74°, with 51.57% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.281

Complementary

  1. #369ea9
  2. #a94136

Split complementary

  1. #369ea9
  2. #a93665
  3. #a97b36

Analogous

  1. #36a97b
  2. #369ea9
  3. #3665a9

Triadic

  1. #369ea9
  2. #a9369e
  3. #9ea936

Tetradic

  1. #369ea9
  2. #4136a9
  3. #a94136
  4. #9ea936

Square

  1. #369ea9
  2. #7b36a9
  3. #a94136
  4. #65a936

Monochromatic

  1. #113235
  2. #23686f
  3. #369ea9
  4. #5fc2cc
  5. #99d8df

Shades

#369ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #369ea9
  2. #318e98
  3. #2b7e87
  4. #266f76
  5. #205f65
  6. #1b4f55
  7. #163f44
  8. #102f33
  9. #0b2022
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#369ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #369ea9
  2. #4aa8b2
  3. #5eb1ba
  4. #72bbc3
  5. #86c5cb
  6. #9bcfd4
  7. #afd8dd
  8. #c3e2e5
  9. #d7ecee
  10. #ebf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#369ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #369ea9
  2. #3d9ba5
  3. #4598a1
  4. #4c959d
  5. #549299
  6. #5b8f95
  7. #628c90
  8. #6a898c
  9. #718688
  10. #798384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77969b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9198aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808ba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779aa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a93a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-369ea9 {
  color: #369ea9;
}
Background
.bg-369ea9 {
  background-color: #369ea9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-369ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #369ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #369ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 158 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 52% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-369ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369ea9, #3665a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-369ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 158 169 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.96 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.75 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.66 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.06 #c96156 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#369ea9  rgb(54, 158, 169)  hsl(186, 52%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#a94136  rgb(169, 65, 54)  hsl(6, 52%, 44%)  Chestnut
#a9369e  rgb(169, 54, 158)  hsl(306, 52%, 44%)  Purpureus
#9ea936  rgb(158, 169, 54)  hsl(66, 52%, 44%)  Apple Green