ColorTool
Log in
#459EC4

#459ec4 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#459ec4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 61.96% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 19.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 197.95°, with 51.84% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #459ec4
  2. #c46b45

Split complementary

  1. #459ec4
  2. #c4455f
  3. #c4aa45

Analogous

  1. #45c4aa
  2. #459ec4
  3. #455fc4

Triadic

  1. #459ec4
  2. #c4459e
  3. #9ec445

Tetradic

  1. #459ec4
  2. #6b45c4
  3. #c46b45
  4. #9ec445

Square

  1. #459ec4
  2. #aa45c4
  3. #c46b45
  4. #5fc445

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4455
  2. #2d728f
  3. #459ec4
  4. #7fbcd6
  5. #b9dbe9

Shades

#459ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459ec4
  2. #3e8eb0
  3. #377e9d
  4. #306f89
  5. #295f76
  6. #234f62
  7. #1c3f4e
  8. #152f3b
  9. #0e2027
  10. #071014
  11. #000000

Tints

#459ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459ec4
  2. #58a8ca
  3. #6ab1d0
  4. #7dbbd6
  5. #8fc5dc
  6. #a2cfe2
  7. #b5d8e7
  8. #c7e2ed
  9. #daecf3
  10. #ecf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459ec4
  2. #4b9bbd
  3. #5198b6
  4. #5795b0
  5. #5d92a9
  6. #638fa2
  7. #688c9b
  8. #6e8994
  9. #74868e
  10. #7a8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c98a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9cc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #798fc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #759dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6895c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-459ec4 {
  color: #459ec4;
}
Background
.bg-459ec4 {
  background-color: #459ec4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #459ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 158 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 52% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459ec4, #455fc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 158 196 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.08 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.84 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.95 #ba613b Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#459ec4  rgb(69, 158, 196)  hsl(198, 52%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c46b45  rgb(196, 107, 69)  hsl(18, 52%, 52%)  Flame
#c4459e  rgb(196, 69, 158)  hsl(318, 52%, 52%)  Mulberry
#9ec445  rgb(158, 196, 69)  hsl(78, 52%, 52%)  Yellow Green