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#5495C9

#5495c9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5495c9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 58.43% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.21% cyan, 25.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 52% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.276

Complementary

  1. #5495c9
  2. #c98854

Split complementary

  1. #5495c9
  2. #c9545a
  3. #c9c354

Analogous

  1. #54c9c3
  2. #5495c9
  3. #545ac9

Triadic

  1. #5495c9
  2. #c95495
  3. #95c954

Tetradic

  1. #5495c9
  2. #8854c9
  3. #c98854
  4. #95c954

Square

  1. #5495c9
  2. #c354c9
  3. #c98854
  4. #5ac954

Monochromatic

  1. #204664
  2. #326e9e
  3. #5495c9
  4. #8eb9db
  5. #c8ddee

Shades

#5495c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5495c9
  2. #4c86b5
  3. #4377a1
  4. #3b688d
  5. #325979
  6. #2a4b65
  7. #223c50
  8. #192d3c
  9. #111e28
  10. #080f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5495c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5495c9
  2. #65a0ce
  3. #76aad4
  4. #87b5d9
  5. #98bfdf
  6. #aacae4
  7. #bbd5e9
  8. #ccdfef
  9. #ddeaf4
  10. #eef4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5495c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5495c9
  2. #5893c2
  3. #5d91ba
  4. #618fb3
  5. #668dac
  6. #6a8ba5
  7. #6e889d
  8. #738696
  9. #77848f
  10. #7c8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c92a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e96cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7096ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #658fc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d9db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5495c9 {
  color: #5495c9;
}
Background
.bg-5495c9 {
  background-color: #5495c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5495c9 {
  border: 2px solid #5495c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5495c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 149 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 52% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5495c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5495c9, #545ac9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5495c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 149 201 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.14 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.36 #ab6a36 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5495c9  rgb(84, 149, 201)  hsl(207, 52%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#c98854  rgb(201, 136, 84)  hsl(27, 52%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#c95495  rgb(201, 84, 149)  hsl(327, 52%, 56%)  Mulberry
#95c954  rgb(149, 201, 84)  hsl(87, 52%, 56%)  Yellow Green