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#449BDA

#449bda ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#449bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.81% cyan, 28.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 205.2°, with 66.96% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.2973

Complementary

  1. #449bda
  2. #da8344

Split complementary

  1. #449bda
  2. #da4450
  3. #dace44

Analogous

  1. #44dace
  2. #449bda
  3. #4450da

Triadic

  1. #449bda
  2. #da449b
  3. #9bda44

Tetradic

  1. #449bda
  2. #8344da
  3. #da8344
  4. #9bda44

Square

  1. #449bda
  2. #ce44da
  3. #da8344
  4. #50da44

Monochromatic

  1. #164a6f
  2. #2374af
  3. #449bda
  4. #84bde7
  5. #c4dff3

Shades

#449bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449bda
  2. #3d8cc4
  3. #367cae
  4. #306d99
  5. #295d83
  6. #224e6d
  7. #1b3e57
  8. #142f41
  9. #0e1f2c
  10. #071016
  11. #000000

Tints

#449bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449bda
  2. #57a5de
  3. #69afe1
  4. #7cb9e5
  5. #8fc3e9
  6. #a2cded
  7. #b4d7f0
  8. #c7e1f4
  9. #daebf8
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449bda
  2. #4a98d1
  3. #5096c8
  4. #5693bf
  5. #5c90b6
  6. #628ead
  7. #688ba4
  8. #6e889b
  9. #748592
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c97b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e9cdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a8ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d93d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449bda {
  color: #449bda;
}
Background
.bg-449bda {
  background-color: #449bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449bda {
  border: 2px solid #449bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 155 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449bda, #4450da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 155 218 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.76 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.69 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.54 #bb6425 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#449bda  rgb(68, 155, 218)  hsl(205, 67%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#da8344  rgb(218, 131, 68)  hsl(25, 67%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#da449b  rgb(218, 68, 155)  hsl(325, 67%, 56%)  Mulberry
#9bda44  rgb(155, 218, 68)  hsl(85, 67%, 56%)  Yellow Green