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#4AAAEB

#4aaaeb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4aaaeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 66.67% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.51% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 204.22°, with 80.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.362

Complementary

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #eb8b4a

Split complementary

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #eb4a5a
  3. #ebdb4a

Analogous

  1. #4aebdb
  2. #4aaaeb
  3. #4a5aeb

Triadic

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #eb4aaa
  3. #aaeb4a

Tetradic

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #8b4aeb
  3. #eb8b4a
  4. #aaeb4a

Square

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #db4aeb
  3. #eb8b4a
  4. #5aeb4a

Monochromatic

  1. #105a8c
  2. #1786d1
  3. #4aaaeb
  4. #8fcaf3
  5. #d4ebfa

Shades

#4aaaeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #4399d4
  3. #3b88bc
  4. #3477a5
  5. #2c668d
  6. #255576
  7. #1e445e
  8. #163347
  9. #0f222f
  10. #071118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4aaaeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #5cb3ed
  3. #6ebbef
  4. #80c4f1
  5. #92ccf3
  6. #a5d5f5
  7. #b7ddf7
  8. #c9e6f9
  9. #dbeefb
  10. #edf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4aaaeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4aaaeb
  2. #4fa6e0
  3. #55a2d6
  4. #5a9dcb
  5. #6099c0
  6. #6595b6
  7. #6a91ab
  8. #708da0
  9. #758895
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8cabee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77aaed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a1ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4aaaeb {
  color: #4aaaeb;
}
Background
.bg-4aaaeb {
  background-color: #4aaaeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4aaaeb {
  border: 2px solid #4aaaeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4aaaeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 170 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4aaaeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aaaeb, #4a5aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4aaaeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 170 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.71 #b55514 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4aaaeb  rgb(74, 170, 235)  hsl(204, 80%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#eb8b4a  rgb(235, 139, 74)  hsl(24, 80%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#eb4aaa  rgb(235, 74, 170)  hsl(324, 80%, 61%)  Persian Rose
#aaeb4a  rgb(170, 235, 74)  hsl(84, 80%, 61%)  Inchworm