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#39A5B5

#39a5b5 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#39a5b5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 64.71% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.51% cyan, 8.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 187.74°, with 52.1% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3112

Complementary

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #b54939

Split complementary

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #b53967
  3. #b58739

Analogous

  1. #39b587
  2. #39a5b5
  3. #3967b5

Triadic

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #b539a5
  3. #a5b539

Tetradic

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #4939b5
  3. #b54939
  4. #a5b539

Square

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #8739b5
  3. #b54939
  4. #67b539

Monochromatic

  1. #143b41
  2. #27707b
  3. #39a5b5
  4. #6ac3d0
  5. #a5dbe3

Shades

#39a5b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #3395a3
  3. #2e8491
  4. #28747f
  5. #22636d
  6. #1d535b
  7. #174248
  8. #113236
  9. #0b2124
  10. #061112
  11. #000000

Tints

#39a5b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #4daebc
  3. #61b7c4
  4. #74c0cb
  5. #88c9d3
  6. #9cd2da
  7. #b0dbe1
  8. #c4e4e9
  9. #d7edf0
  10. #ebf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#39a5b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #39a5b5
  2. #40a1b0
  3. #479eaa
  4. #4e9aa5
  5. #5596a0
  6. #5d939b
  7. #648f95
  8. #6b8b90
  9. #72878b
  10. #798485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979fb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8592b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca1b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9ab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aaae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-39a5b5 {
  color: #39a5b5;
}
Background
.bg-39a5b5 {
  background-color: #39a5b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-39a5b5 {
  border: 2px solid #39a5b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #39a5b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 165 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 52% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-39a5b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #39a5b5, #3967b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-39a5b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 165 181 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.10 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.46 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.49 #c65a4a Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#39a5b5  rgb(57, 165, 181)  hsl(188, 52%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#b54939  rgb(181, 73, 57)  hsl(8, 52%, 47%)  Persian Red
#b539a5  rgb(181, 57, 165)  hsl(308, 52%, 47%)  Purpureus
#a5b539  rgb(165, 181, 57)  hsl(68, 52%, 47%)  Apple Green