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#409EF0

#409ef0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409ef0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 34.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 207.95°, with 85.44% saturation and 59.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.3183

Complementary

  1. #409ef0
  2. #f09240

Split complementary

  1. #409ef0
  2. #f04046
  3. #f0ea40

Analogous

  1. #40f0ea
  2. #409ef0
  3. #4046f0

Triadic

  1. #409ef0
  2. #f0409e
  3. #9ef040

Tetradic

  1. #409ef0
  2. #9240f0
  3. #f09240
  4. #9ef040

Square

  1. #409ef0
  2. #ea40f0
  3. #f09240
  4. #46f040

Monochromatic

  1. #0b508c
  2. #1178d3
  3. #409ef0
  4. #87c2f6
  5. #cee6fb

Shades

#409ef0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409ef0
  2. #3a8ed8
  3. #337ec0
  4. #2d6fa8
  5. #265f90
  6. #204f78
  7. #1a3f60
  8. #132f48
  9. #0d2030
  10. #061018
  11. #000000

Tints

#409ef0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409ef0
  2. #53a8f2
  3. #66b1f3
  4. #79bbf5
  5. #8cc5f6
  6. #a0cff8
  7. #b3d8f9
  8. #c6e2fb
  9. #d9ecfc
  10. #ecf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409ef0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409ef0
  2. #469be5
  3. #4d98da
  4. #5395ce
  5. #5a92c3
  6. #608fb8
  7. #668cad
  8. #6d89a2
  9. #738696
  10. #7a838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9bc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #78a2f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f92ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66a0f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5497ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409ef0 {
  color: #409ef0;
}
Background
.bg-409ef0 {
  background-color: #409ef0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409ef0 {
  border: 2px solid #409ef0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409ef0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 158 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409ef0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409ef0, #4046f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409ef0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 158 240 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.44 #bf610f Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409ef0  rgb(64, 158, 240)  hsl(208, 85%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#f09240  rgb(240, 146, 64)  hsl(28, 85%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#f0409e  rgb(240, 64, 158)  hsl(328, 85%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#9ef040  rgb(158, 240, 64)  hsl(88, 85%, 60%)  Inchworm