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#4AAAEF

#4aaaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4aaaef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.04% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 205.09°, with 83.76% saturation and 61.37% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3644

Complementary

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #ef8f4a

Split complementary

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #ef4a57
  3. #efe14a

Analogous

  1. #4aefe1
  2. #4aaaef
  3. #4a57ef

Triadic

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #ef4aaa
  3. #aaef4a

Tetradic

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #8f4aef
  3. #ef8f4a
  4. #aaef4a

Square

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #e14aef
  3. #ef8f4a
  4. #57ef4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5b93
  2. #1386d9
  3. #4aaaef
  4. #90cbf5
  5. #d7ecfb

Shades

#4aaaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #4399d7
  3. #3b88bf
  4. #3477a7
  5. #2c668f
  6. #255578
  7. #1e4460
  8. #163348
  9. #0f2230
  10. #071118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4aaaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #5cb3f1
  3. #6ebbf2
  4. #80c4f4
  5. #92ccf5
  6. #a5d5f7
  7. #b7ddf9
  8. #c9e6fa
  9. #dbeefc
  10. #edf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4aaaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4aaaef
  2. #4fa6e4
  3. #55a2d9
  4. #5a9dce
  5. #6099c3
  6. #6595b8
  7. #6a91ac
  8. #708da1
  9. #758896
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8babf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #749cee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76abf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4aaaef {
  color: #4aaaef;
}
Background
.bg-4aaaef {
  background-color: #4aaaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4aaaef {
  border: 2px solid #4aaaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4aaaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4aaaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aaaef, #4a57ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4aaaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.02 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.41 #b55510 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4aaaef  rgb(74, 170, 239)  hsl(205, 84%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#ef8f4a  rgb(239, 143, 74)  hsl(25, 84%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef4aaa  rgb(239, 74, 170)  hsl(325, 84%, 61%)  Wild Strawberry
#aaef4a  rgb(170, 239, 74)  hsl(85, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm