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#4AAFDB

#4aafdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4aafdb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 68.63% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.21% cyan, 20.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 198.21°, with 66.82% saturation and 57.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.3723

Complementary

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #db764a

Split complementary

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #db4a66
  3. #dbbf4a

Analogous

  1. #4adbbf
  2. #4aafdb
  3. #4a66db

Triadic

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #db4aaf
  3. #afdb4a

Tetradic

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #764adb
  3. #db764a
  4. #afdb4a

Square

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #bf4adb
  3. #db764a
  4. #66db4a

Monochromatic

  1. #175875
  2. #2489b5
  3. #4aafdb
  4. #8acbe8
  5. #cae7f4

Shades

#4aafdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #439ec5
  3. #3b8caf
  4. #347b99
  5. #2c6983
  6. #25586e
  7. #1e4658
  8. #163542
  9. #0f232c
  10. #071216
  11. #000000

Tints

#4aafdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #5cb7df
  3. #6ebfe2
  4. #80c7e6
  5. #92cfe9
  6. #a5d7ed
  7. #b7dff1
  8. #c9e7f4
  9. #dbeff8
  10. #edf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4aafdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4aafdb
  2. #4faad2
  3. #55a6c9
  4. #5aa1c0
  5. #609cb7
  6. #6598ae
  7. #6a93a4
  8. #708e9b
  9. #758992
  10. #7b8589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99acdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80aedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72a5db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4aafdb {
  color: #4aafdb;
}
Background
.bg-4aafdb {
  background-color: #4aafdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4aafdb {
  border: 2px solid #4aafdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4aafdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 175 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4aafdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aafdb, #4a66db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4aafdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 175 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.81 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.69 #b55024 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#4aafdb  rgb(74, 175, 219)  hsl(198, 67%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db764a  rgb(219, 118, 74)  hsl(18, 67%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#db4aaf  rgb(219, 74, 175)  hsl(318, 67%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#afdb4a  rgb(175, 219, 74)  hsl(78, 67%, 57%)  June Bud