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#409CD9

#409cd9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 203.92°, with 66.81% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #409cd9
  2. #d97d40

Split complementary

  1. #409cd9
  2. #d94050
  3. #d9c940

Analogous

  1. #40d9c9
  2. #409cd9
  3. #4050d9

Triadic

  1. #409cd9
  2. #d9409c
  3. #9cd940

Tetradic

  1. #409cd9
  2. #7d40d9
  3. #d97d40
  4. #9cd940

Square

  1. #409cd9
  2. #c940d9
  3. #d97d40
  4. #50d940

Monochromatic

  1. #15496b
  2. #2274ab
  3. #409cd9
  4. #80bde6
  5. #c0def2

Shades

#409cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409cd9
  2. #3a8cc3
  3. #337dae
  4. #2d6d98
  5. #265e82
  6. #204e6d
  7. #1a3e57
  8. #132f41
  9. #0d1f2b
  10. #061016
  11. #000000

Tints

#409cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409cd9
  2. #53a6dd
  3. #66b0e1
  4. #79bae4
  5. #8cc4e8
  6. #a0ceec
  7. #b3d7f0
  8. #c6e1f4
  9. #d9ebf7
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409cd9
  2. #4699d0
  3. #4d96c7
  4. #5394be
  5. #5a91b5
  6. #608ead
  7. #668ba4
  8. #6d889b
  9. #738692
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b98b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809ddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9cdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d94d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409cd9 {
  color: #409cd9;
}
Background
.bg-409cd9 {
  background-color: #409cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #409cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 67% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409cd9, #4050d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.73 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.58 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.60 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.64 #bf6326 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409cd9  rgb(64, 156, 217)  hsl(204, 67%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d97d40  rgb(217, 125, 64)  hsl(24, 67%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d9409c  rgb(217, 64, 156)  hsl(324, 67%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9cd940  rgb(156, 217, 64)  hsl(84, 67%, 55%)  Yellow Green