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#499DEB

#499deb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#499deb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 61.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.94% cyan, 33.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 208.89°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.3153

Complementary

  1. #499deb
  2. #eb9749

Split complementary

  1. #499deb
  2. #eb494c
  3. #ebe849

Analogous

  1. #49ebe8
  2. #499deb
  3. #494ceb

Triadic

  1. #499deb
  2. #eb499d
  3. #9deb49

Tetradic

  1. #499deb
  2. #9749eb
  3. #eb9749
  4. #9deb49

Square

  1. #499deb
  2. #e849eb
  3. #eb9749
  4. #4ceb49

Monochromatic

  1. #0f508c
  2. #1777d1
  3. #499deb
  4. #8ec2f3
  5. #d3e7fa

Shades

#499deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #499deb
  2. #428dd4
  3. #3a7ebc
  4. #336ea5
  5. #2c5e8d
  6. #254f76
  7. #1d3f5e
  8. #162f47
  9. #0f1f2f
  10. #071018
  11. #000000

Tints

#499deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #499deb
  2. #5ba7ed
  3. #6db1ef
  4. #80baf1
  5. #92c4f3
  6. #a4cef5
  7. #b6d8f7
  8. #c8e2f9
  9. #dbebfb
  10. #edf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#499deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #499deb
  2. #4f9ae0
  3. #5497d6
  4. #5a94cb
  5. #5f91c0
  6. #658fb6
  7. #6a8cab
  8. #7089a0
  9. #758695
  10. #7b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #809abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa1ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6391e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a96ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-499deb {
  color: #499deb;
}
Background
.bg-499deb {
  background-color: #499deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-499deb {
  border: 2px solid #499deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #499deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 157 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-499deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #499deb, #494ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-499deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 157 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.98 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.31 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.40 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.11 #b66214 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#499deb  rgb(73, 157, 235)  hsl(209, 80%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#eb9749  rgb(235, 151, 73)  hsl(29, 80%, 60%)  Sandy Brown
#eb499d  rgb(235, 73, 157)  hsl(329, 80%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#9deb49  rgb(157, 235, 73)  hsl(89, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm