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#4591D9

#4591d9 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4591d9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 56.86% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.2% cyan, 33.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 209.19°, with 66.07% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2653

Complementary

  1. #4591d9
  2. #d98d45

Split complementary

  1. #4591d9
  2. #d94547
  3. #d9d745

Analogous

  1. #45d9d7
  2. #4591d9
  3. #4547d9

Triadic

  1. #4591d9
  2. #d94591
  3. #91d945

Tetradic

  1. #4591d9
  2. #8d45d9
  3. #d98d45
  4. #91d945

Square

  1. #4591d9
  2. #d745d9
  3. #d98d45
  4. #47d945

Monochromatic

  1. #17446e
  2. #246bae
  3. #4591d9
  4. #85b7e6
  5. #c4dcf3

Shades

#4591d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4591d9
  2. #3e83c3
  3. #3774ae
  4. #306698
  5. #295782
  6. #23496d
  7. #1c3a57
  8. #152c41
  9. #0e1d2b
  10. #070f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4591d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4591d9
  2. #589cdd
  3. #6aa7e1
  4. #7db2e4
  5. #8fbde8
  6. #a2c8ec
  7. #b5d3f0
  8. #c7def4
  9. #dae9f7
  10. #ecf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4591d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4591d9
  2. #4b8fd0
  3. #518ec7
  4. #578cbe
  5. #5d8ab5
  6. #6389ad
  7. #6887a4
  8. #6e859b
  9. #748392
  10. #7a8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7194dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c86d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6293db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #548bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4591d9 {
  color: #4591d9;
}
Background
.bg-4591d9 {
  background-color: #4591d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4591d9 {
  border: 2px solid #4591d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4591d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 145 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 66% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4591d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4591d9, #4547d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4591d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 145 217 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.08 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.27 #ba6e26 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4591d9  rgb(69, 145, 217)  hsl(209, 66%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#d98d45  rgb(217, 141, 69)  hsl(29, 66%, 56%)  Peru
#d94591  rgb(217, 69, 145)  hsl(329, 66%, 56%)  Mulberry
#91d945  rgb(145, 217, 69)  hsl(89, 66%, 56%)  Yellow Green