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#04AAEF

#04aaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#04aaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.33% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.62°, with 96.71% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.3501

Complementary

  1. #04aaef
  2. #ef4904

Split complementary

  1. #04aaef
  2. #ef0434
  3. #efbf04

Analogous

  1. #04efbf
  2. #04aaef
  3. #0434ef

Triadic

  1. #04aaef
  2. #ef04aa
  3. #aaef04

Tetradic

  1. #04aaef
  2. #4904ef
  3. #ef4904
  4. #aaef04

Square

  1. #04aaef
  2. #bf04ef
  3. #ef4904
  4. #34ef04

Monochromatic

  1. #013f59
  2. #0374a4
  3. #04aaef
  4. #44c6fc
  5. #8fddfd

Shades

#04aaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04aaef
  2. #0499d7
  3. #0388bf
  4. #0377a7
  5. #02668f
  6. #025578
  7. #024460
  8. #013348
  9. #012230
  10. #001118
  11. #000000

Tints

#04aaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04aaef
  2. #1db3f1
  3. #36bbf2
  4. #4fc4f4
  5. #68ccf5
  6. #82d5f7
  7. #9bddf9
  8. #b4e6fa
  9. #cdeefc
  10. #e6f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04aaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04aaef
  2. #10a6e4
  3. #1da2d9
  4. #299dce
  5. #3699c3
  6. #4295b8
  7. #4e91ac
  8. #5b8da1
  9. #678896
  10. #74848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88aaf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c97ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6baaf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #559fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04aaef {
  color: #04aaef;
}
Background
.bg-04aaef {
  background-color: #04aaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04aaef {
  border: 2px solid #04aaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04aaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04aaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04aaef, #0434ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04aaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.15 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.49 #fb5510 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#04aaef  rgb(4, 170, 239)  hsl(198, 97%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#ef4904  rgb(239, 73, 4)  hsl(18, 97%, 48%)  Tangelo
#ef04aa  rgb(239, 4, 170)  hsl(318, 97%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#aaef04  rgb(170, 239, 4)  hsl(78, 97%, 48%)  Spring Bud