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#409ECC

#409ecc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 61.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.63% cyan, 22.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 199.71°, with 57.85% saturation and 52.55% 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 3.47.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #409ecc
  2. #cc6e40

Split complementary

  1. #409ecc
  2. #cc4058
  3. #ccb440

Analogous

  1. #40ccb4
  2. #409ecc
  3. #4058cc

Triadic

  1. #409ecc
  2. #cc409e
  3. #9ecc40

Tetradic

  1. #409ecc
  2. #6e40cc
  3. #cc6e40
  4. #9ecc40

Square

  1. #409ecc
  2. #b440cc
  3. #cc6e40
  4. #58cc40

Monochromatic

  1. #18455b
  2. #287397
  3. #409ecc
  4. #7cbddc
  5. #b9dbec

Shades

#409ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409ecc
  2. #3a8eb8
  3. #337ea3
  4. #2d6f8f
  5. #265f7a
  6. #204f66
  7. #1a3f52
  8. #132f3d
  9. #0d2029
  10. #061014
  11. #000000

Tints

#409ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409ecc
  2. #53a8d1
  3. #66b1d6
  4. #79bbdb
  5. #8cc5e0
  6. #a0cfe6
  7. #b3d8eb
  8. #c6e2f0
  9. #d9ecf5
  10. #ecf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409ecc
  2. #469bc4
  3. #4d98bd
  4. #5395b5
  5. #5a92ae
  6. #608fa6
  7. #668c9e
  8. #6d8997
  9. #73868f
  10. #7a8388
  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 #7c98ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6395cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409ecc {
  color: #409ecc;
}
Background
.bg-409ecc {
  background-color: #409ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409ecc {
  border: 2px solid #409ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 158 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409ecc, #4058cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 158 204 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.84 #bf6133 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409ecc  rgb(64, 158, 204)  hsl(200, 58%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#cc6e40  rgb(204, 110, 64)  hsl(20, 58%, 53%)  Chocolate
#cc409e  rgb(204, 64, 158)  hsl(320, 58%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9ecc40  rgb(158, 204, 64)  hsl(80, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green