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#409AE3

#409ae3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409ae3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 60.39% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.81% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 206.87°, with 74.43% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #409ae3
  2. #e38940

Split complementary

  1. #409ae3
  2. #e34049
  3. #e3da40

Analogous

  1. #40e3da
  2. #409ae3
  3. #4049e3

Triadic

  1. #409ae3
  2. #e3409a
  3. #9ae340

Tetradic

  1. #409ae3
  2. #8940e3
  3. #e38940
  4. #9ae340

Square

  1. #409ae3
  2. #da40e3
  3. #e38940
  4. #49e340

Monochromatic

  1. #124a78
  2. #1b74bb
  3. #409ae3
  4. #83bded
  5. #c5e1f7

Shades

#409ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409ae3
  2. #3a8bcc
  3. #337bb6
  4. #2d6c9f
  5. #265c88
  6. #204d72
  7. #1a3e5b
  8. #132e44
  9. #0d1f2d
  10. #060f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#409ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409ae3
  2. #53a4e6
  3. #66aee9
  4. #79b8eb
  5. #8cc2ee
  6. #a0cdf1
  7. #b3d7f4
  8. #c6e1f7
  9. #d9ebf9
  10. #ecf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409ae3
  2. #4697d9
  3. #4d95cf
  4. #5392c5
  5. #5a90bb
  6. #608db2
  7. #668aa8
  8. #6d889e
  9. #738594
  10. #7a838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b97b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #799de6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628de2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #679ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5693e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409ae3 {
  color: #409ae3;
}
Background
.bg-409ae3 {
  background-color: #409ae3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #409ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 154 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409ae3, #4049e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 154 227 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.95 #bf651c Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409ae3  rgb(64, 154, 227)  hsl(207, 74%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#e38940  rgb(227, 137, 64)  hsl(27, 74%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#e3409a  rgb(227, 64, 154)  hsl(327, 74%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#9ae340  rgb(154, 227, 64)  hsl(87, 74%, 57%)  Inchworm