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#409FC6

#409fc6 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#409fc6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 62.35% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.68% cyan, 19.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 197.46°, with 54.03% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2996

Complementary

  1. #409fc6
  2. #c66740

Split complementary

  1. #409fc6
  2. #c6405c
  3. #c6aa40

Analogous

  1. #40c6aa
  2. #409fc6
  3. #405cc6

Triadic

  1. #409fc6
  2. #c6409f
  3. #9fc640

Tetradic

  1. #409fc6
  2. #6740c6
  3. #c66740
  4. #9fc640

Square

  1. #409fc6
  2. #aa40c6
  3. #c66740
  4. #5cc640

Monochromatic

  1. #194354
  2. #2b728f
  3. #409fc6
  4. #7bbdd8
  5. #b6dae9

Shades

#409fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #409fc6
  2. #3a8fb2
  3. #337f9e
  4. #2d6f8b
  5. #265f77
  6. #205063
  7. #1a404f
  8. #13303b
  9. #0d2028
  10. #061014
  11. #000000

Tints

#409fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #409fc6
  2. #53a9cc
  3. #66b2d1
  4. #79bcd7
  5. #8cc5dd
  6. #a0cfe3
  7. #b3d9e8
  8. #c6e2ee
  9. #d9ecf4
  10. #ecf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#409fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #409fc6
  2. #469cbf
  3. #4d99b8
  4. #5396b1
  5. #5a93aa
  6. #6090a3
  7. #668c9c
  8. #6d8995
  9. #73868e
  10. #7a8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c99ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9cc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749dc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6696c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-409fc6 {
  color: #409fc6;
}
Background
.bg-409fc6 {
  background-color: #409fc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-409fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #409fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #409fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 159 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 54% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-409fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #409fc6, #405cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-409fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 159 198 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.32 #bf6039 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#409fc6  rgb(64, 159, 198)  hsl(197, 54%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#c66740  rgb(198, 103, 64)  hsl(17, 54%, 51%)  Flame
#c6409f  rgb(198, 64, 159)  hsl(317, 54%, 51%)  Mulberry
#9fc640  rgb(159, 198, 64)  hsl(77, 54%, 51%)  Yellow Green