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#449CD3

#449cd3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#449cd3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 61.18% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.77% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 61.9% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2971

Complementary

  1. #449cd3
  2. #d37b44

Split complementary

  1. #449cd3
  2. #d34455
  3. #d3c344

Analogous

  1. #44d3c3
  2. #449cd3
  3. #4455d3

Triadic

  1. #449cd3
  2. #d3449c
  3. #9cd344

Tetradic

  1. #449cd3
  2. #7b44d3
  3. #d37b44
  4. #9cd344

Square

  1. #449cd3
  2. #c344d3
  3. #d37b44
  4. #55d344

Monochromatic

  1. #184866
  2. #2774a4
  3. #449cd3
  4. #82bde2
  5. #c0def0

Shades

#449cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449cd3
  2. #3d8cbe
  3. #367da9
  4. #306d94
  5. #295e7f
  6. #224e6a
  7. #1b3e54
  8. #142f3f
  9. #0e1f2a
  10. #071015
  11. #000000

Tints

#449cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449cd3
  2. #57a6d7
  3. #69b0dc
  4. #7cbae0
  5. #8fc4e5
  6. #a2cee9
  7. #b4d7ed
  8. #c7e1f2
  9. #daebf6
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449cd3
  2. #4a99cb
  3. #5096c2
  4. #5694ba
  5. #5c91b2
  6. #628eaa
  7. #688ba1
  8. #6e8899
  9. #748691
  10. #7a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c97b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839cd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8ed2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9cd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6194d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449cd3 {
  color: #449cd3;
}
Background
.bg-449cd3 {
  background-color: #449cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #449cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 62% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449cd3, #4455d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.16 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.37 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.56 #bb632c Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#449cd3  rgb(68, 156, 211)  hsl(203, 62%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d37b44  rgb(211, 123, 68)  hsl(23, 62%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d3449c  rgb(211, 68, 156)  hsl(323, 62%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9cd344  rgb(156, 211, 68)  hsl(83, 62%, 55%)  Yellow Green