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#4591C2

#4591c2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4591c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 56.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.43% cyan, 25.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 203.52°, with 50.61% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #4591c2
  2. #c27645

Split complementary

  1. #4591c2
  2. #c24553
  3. #c2b545

Analogous

  1. #45c2b5
  2. #4591c2
  3. #4553c2

Triadic

  1. #4591c2
  2. #c24591
  3. #91c245

Tetradic

  1. #4591c2
  2. #7645c2
  3. #c27645
  4. #91c245

Square

  1. #4591c2
  2. #b545c2
  3. #c27645
  4. #53c245

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3d53
  2. #2e678c
  3. #4591c2
  4. #7fb3d5
  5. #b8d5e8

Shades

#4591c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4591c2
  2. #3e83af
  3. #37749b
  4. #306688
  5. #295774
  6. #234961
  7. #1c3a4e
  8. #152c3a
  9. #0e1d27
  10. #070f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4591c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4591c2
  2. #589cc8
  3. #6aa7ce
  4. #7db2d4
  5. #8fbdda
  6. #a2c8e1
  7. #b5d3e7
  8. #c7deed
  9. #dae9f3
  10. #ecf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4591c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4591c2
  2. #4b8fbb
  3. #518eb5
  4. #578cae
  5. #5d8aa8
  6. #6389a1
  7. #68879a
  8. #6e8594
  9. #74838d
  10. #7a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b91c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6985c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6991c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d8ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4591c2 {
  color: #4591c2;
}
Background
.bg-4591c2 {
  background-color: #4591c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4591c2 {
  border: 2px solid #4591c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4591c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 145 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 51% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4591c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4591c2, #4553c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4591c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 145 194 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.01 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.07 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.88 #ba6e3d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4591c2  rgb(69, 145, 194)  hsl(204, 51%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c27645  rgb(194, 118, 69)  hsl(24, 51%, 52%)  Copper
#c24591  rgb(194, 69, 145)  hsl(324, 51%, 52%)  Mulberry
#91c245  rgb(145, 194, 69)  hsl(84, 51%, 52%)  Yellow Green