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#449BDE

#449bde ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#449bde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.37% cyan, 30.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 206.1°, with 70% saturation and 56.86% 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 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.2995

Complementary

  1. #449bde
  2. #de8744

Split complementary

  1. #449bde
  2. #de444e
  3. #ded444

Analogous

  1. #44ded4
  2. #449bde
  3. #444ede

Triadic

  1. #449bde
  2. #de449b
  3. #9bde44

Tetradic

  1. #449bde
  2. #8744de
  3. #de8744
  4. #9bde44

Square

  1. #449bde
  2. #d444de
  3. #de8744
  4. #4ede44

Monochromatic

  1. #154b74
  2. #2074b5
  3. #449bde
  4. #85bee9
  5. #c6e1f5

Shades

#449bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449bde
  2. #3d8cc8
  3. #367cb2
  4. #306d9b
  5. #295d85
  6. #224e6f
  7. #1b3e59
  8. #142f43
  9. #0e1f2c
  10. #071016
  11. #000000

Tints

#449bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449bde
  2. #57a5e1
  3. #69afe5
  4. #7cb9e8
  5. #8fc3eb
  6. #a2cdef
  7. #b4d7f2
  8. #c7e1f5
  9. #daebf8
  10. #ecf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449bde
  2. #4a98d5
  3. #5096cb
  4. #5693c2
  5. #5c90b8
  6. #628eaf
  7. #688ba6
  8. #6e889c
  9. #748593
  10. #7a8389
  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 #7c97b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d9de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678edd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b93dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449bde {
  color: #449bde;
}
Background
.bg-449bde {
  background-color: #449bde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449bde {
  border: 2px solid #449bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 155 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449bde, #444ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 155 222 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.26 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.89 #bb6421 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#449bde  rgb(68, 155, 222)  hsl(206, 70%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#de8744  rgb(222, 135, 68)  hsl(26, 70%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#de449b  rgb(222, 68, 155)  hsl(326, 70%, 57%)  Mulberry
#9bde44  rgb(155, 222, 68)  hsl(86, 70%, 57%)  Inchworm