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#4AADFB

#4aadfb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4aadfb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 67.84% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.52% cyan, 31.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 206.44°, with 95.68% saturation and 63.73% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.3831

Complementary

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #fb984a

Split complementary

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #fb4a55
  3. #fbf14a

Analogous

  1. #4afbf1
  2. #4aadfb
  3. #4a55fb

Triadic

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #fb4aad
  3. #adfb4a

Tetradic

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #984afb
  3. #fb984a
  4. #adfb4a

Square

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #f14afb
  3. #fb984a
  4. #55fb4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0460a8
  2. #058af3
  3. #4aadfb
  4. #95cffd
  5. #e0f1fe

Shades

#4aadfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #439ce2
  3. #3b8ac9
  4. #3479b0
  5. #2c6897
  6. #25577e
  7. #1e4564
  8. #16344b
  9. #0f2332
  10. #071119
  11. #000000

Tints

#4aadfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #5cb5fb
  3. #6ebdfc
  4. #80c6fc
  5. #92cefd
  6. #a5d6fd
  7. #b7defd
  8. #c9e6fe
  9. #dbeffe
  10. #edf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4aadfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4aadfb
  2. #4fa9ef
  3. #55a4e2
  4. #5aa0d6
  5. #609bca
  6. #6597be
  7. #6a92b1
  8. #708ea5
  9. #758999
  10. #7b858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ba9ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ab0fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75affd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64a5fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4aadfb {
  color: #4aadfb;
}
Background
.bg-4aadfb {
  background-color: #4aadfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4aadfb {
  border: 2px solid #4aadfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4aadfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 173 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4aadfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aadfb, #4a55fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4aadfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 173 251 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.27 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.76 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.84 #b55204 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4aadfb  rgb(74, 173, 251)  hsl(206, 96%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#fb984a  rgb(251, 152, 74)  hsl(26, 96%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#fb4aad  rgb(251, 74, 173)  hsl(326, 96%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#adfb4a  rgb(173, 251, 74)  hsl(86, 96%, 64%)  Green Yellow