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#4A87F3

#4a87f3 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a87f3 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 52.94% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.55% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 218.34°, with 87.56% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.2525

Complementary

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #f3b64a

Split complementary

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #f3624a
  3. #dcf34a

Analogous

  1. #4adcf3
  2. #4a87f3
  3. #624af3

Triadic

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #f34a87
  3. #87f34a

Tetradic

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #b64af3
  3. #f3b64a
  4. #87f34a

Square

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #f34adc
  3. #f3b64a
  4. #4af362

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3e9a
  2. #0f5be2
  3. #4a87f3
  4. #92b7f8
  5. #dae6fd

Shades

#4a87f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #437adb
  3. #3b6cc2
  4. #345faa
  5. #2c5192
  6. #25447a
  7. #1e3661
  8. #162949
  9. #0f1b31
  10. #070e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a87f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #5c93f4
  3. #6e9ff5
  4. #80abf7
  5. #92b7f8
  6. #a5c3f9
  7. #b7cffa
  8. #c9dbfb
  9. #dbe7fd
  10. #edf3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a87f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a87f3
  2. #4f86e8
  3. #5586dc
  4. #5a85d1
  5. #6084c5
  6. #6584ba
  7. #6a83ae
  8. #7082a3
  9. #758197
  10. #7b818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7589bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5192f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3082f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e8ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c84f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a87f3 {
  color: #4a87f3;
}
Background
.bg-4a87f3 {
  background-color: #4a87f3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a87f3 {
  border: 2px solid #4a87f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a87f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 135 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 88% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a87f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a87f3, #624af3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a87f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 135 243 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.74 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.58 #b5780c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4a87f3  rgb(74, 135, 243)  hsl(218, 88%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#f3b64a  rgb(243, 182, 74)  hsl(38, 88%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#f34a87  rgb(243, 74, 135)  hsl(338, 88%, 62%)  French Rose
#87f34a  rgb(135, 243, 74)  hsl(98, 88%, 62%)  Lawn Green