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#449CD5

#449cd5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#449cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.08% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 203.59°, with 63.32% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2981

Complementary

  1. #449cd5
  2. #d57d44

Split complementary

  1. #449cd5
  2. #d54453
  3. #d5c644

Analogous

  1. #44d5c6
  2. #449cd5
  3. #4453d5

Triadic

  1. #449cd5
  2. #d5449c
  3. #9cd544

Tetradic

  1. #449cd5
  2. #7d44d5
  3. #d57d44
  4. #9cd544

Square

  1. #449cd5
  2. #c644d5
  3. #d57d44
  4. #53d544

Monochromatic

  1. #174969
  2. #2674a7
  3. #449cd5
  4. #82bde3
  5. #c1def1

Shades

#449cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #449cd5
  2. #3d8cc0
  3. #367daa
  4. #306d95
  5. #295e80
  6. #224e6b
  7. #1b3e55
  8. #142f40
  9. #0e1f2b
  10. #071015
  11. #000000

Tints

#449cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #449cd5
  2. #57a6d9
  3. #69b0dd
  4. #7cbae2
  5. #8fc4e6
  6. #a2ceea
  7. #b4d7ee
  8. #c7e1f2
  9. #daebf7
  10. #ecf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#449cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #449cd5
  2. #4a99cd
  3. #5096c4
  4. #5694bc
  5. #5c91b3
  6. #628eab
  7. #688ba2
  8. #6e889a
  9. #748691
  10. #7a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c98b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829cd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8ed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e9cd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6094d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-449cd5 {
  color: #449cd5;
}
Background
.bg-449cd5 {
  background-color: #449cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-449cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #449cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #449cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 63% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-449cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #449cd5, #4453d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-449cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.71 #bb632a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#449cd5  rgb(68, 156, 213)  hsl(204, 63%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d57d44  rgb(213, 125, 68)  hsl(24, 63%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#d5449c  rgb(213, 68, 156)  hsl(324, 63%, 55%)  Mulberry
#9cd544  rgb(156, 213, 68)  hsl(84, 63%, 55%)  Yellow Green