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#409CD5

#409cd5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409cd5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 61.18% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.95% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 202.95°, with 63.95% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #409cd5
  2. #d57940

Split complementary

  1. #409cd5
  2. #d54051
  3. #d5c340

Analogous

  1. #40d5c3
  2. #409cd5
  3. #4051d5

Triadic

  1. #409cd5
  2. #d5409c
  3. #9cd540

Tetradic

  1. #409cd5
  2. #7940d5
  3. #d57940
  4. #9cd540

Square

  1. #409cd5
  2. #c340d5
  3. #d57940
  4. #51d540

Monochromatic

  1. #164766
  2. #2473a4
  3. #409cd5
  4. #7fbde3
  5. #bdddf1

Shades

#409cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409cd5
  2. #3a8cc0
  3. #337daa
  4. #2d6d95
  5. #265e80
  6. #204e6b
  7. #1a3e55
  8. #132f40
  9. #0d1f2b
  10. #061015
  11. #000000

Tints

#409cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409cd5
  2. #53a6d9
  3. #66b0dd
  4. #79bae2
  5. #8cc4e6
  6. #a0ceea
  7. #b3d7ee
  8. #c6e1f2
  9. #d9ebf7
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409cd5
  2. #4699cd
  3. #4d96c4
  4. #5394bc
  5. #5a91b3
  6. #608eab
  7. #668ba2
  8. #6d889a
  9. #738691
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b97b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829cd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8ed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d9cd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e94d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409cd5 {
  color: #409cd5;
}
Background
.bg-409cd5 {
  background-color: #409cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #409cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 64% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409cd5, #4051d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.83 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.33 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.87 #bf632a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409cd5  rgb(64, 156, 213)  hsl(203, 64%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#d57940  rgb(213, 121, 64)  hsl(23, 64%, 54%)  Raw Sienna
#d5409c  rgb(213, 64, 156)  hsl(323, 64%, 54%)  Mulberry
#9cd540  rgb(156, 213, 64)  hsl(83, 64%, 54%)  Yellow Green