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#449BD7

#449bd7 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#449bd7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 60.78% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.37% cyan, 27.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 204.49°, with 64.76% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.2958

Complementary

  1. #449bd7
  2. #d78044

Split complementary

  1. #449bd7
  2. #d74451
  3. #d7ca44

Analogous

  1. #44d7ca
  2. #449bd7
  3. #4451d7

Triadic

  1. #449bd7
  2. #d7449b
  3. #9bd744

Tetradic

  1. #449bd7
  2. #8044d7
  3. #d78044
  4. #9bd744

Square

  1. #449bd7
  2. #ca44d7
  3. #d78044
  4. #51d744

Monochromatic

  1. #17496b
  2. #2474aa
  3. #449bd7
  4. #83bde4
  5. #c2def2

Shades

#449bd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449bd7
  2. #3d8cc2
  3. #367cac
  4. #306d97
  5. #295d81
  6. #224e6c
  7. #1b3e56
  8. #142f41
  9. #0e1f2b
  10. #071016
  11. #000000

Tints

#449bd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449bd7
  2. #57a5db
  3. #69afdf
  4. #7cb9e3
  5. #8fc3e7
  6. #a2cdeb
  7. #b4d7ef
  8. #c7e1f3
  9. #daebf7
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449bd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449bd7
  2. #4a98ce
  3. #5096c6
  4. #5693bd
  5. #5c90b4
  6. #628eac
  7. #688ba3
  8. #6e889a
  9. #748591
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c97b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809cda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d9cd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e93d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449bd7 {
  color: #449bd7;
}
Background
.bg-449bd7 {
  background-color: #449bd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449bd7 {
  border: 2px solid #449bd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449bd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 155 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 65% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449bd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449bd7, #4451d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449bd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 155 215 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.14 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.24 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.13 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.28 #bb6428 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#449bd7  rgb(68, 155, 215)  hsl(204, 65%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d78044  rgb(215, 128, 68)  hsl(24, 65%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d7449b  rgb(215, 68, 155)  hsl(324, 65%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9bd744  rgb(155, 215, 68)  hsl(84, 65%, 55%)  Yellow Green