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#4AE8EF

#4ae8ef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4ae8ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 90.98% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.04% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 182.55°, with 83.76% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.654

Complementary

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #ef514a

Split complementary

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #ef4a95
  3. #efa44a

Analogous

  1. #4aefa4
  2. #4ae8ef
  3. #4a95ef

Triadic

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #ef4ae8
  3. #e8ef4a

Tetradic

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #514aef
  3. #ef514a
  4. #e8ef4a

Square

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #a44aef
  3. #ef514a
  4. #95ef4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d8d93
  2. #13d1d9
  3. #4ae8ef
  4. #90f1f5
  5. #d7fafb

Shades

#4ae8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #43d1d7
  3. #3bbabf
  4. #34a2a7
  5. #2c8b8f
  6. #257478
  7. #1e5d60
  8. #164648
  9. #0f2e30
  10. #071718
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ae8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #5ceaf1
  3. #6eedf2
  4. #80eff4
  5. #92f1f5
  6. #a5f4f7
  7. #b7f6f9
  8. #c9f8fa
  9. #dbfafc
  10. #edfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ae8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ae8ef
  2. #4fdee4
  3. #55d3d9
  4. #5ac9ce
  5. #60bec3
  6. #65b4b8
  7. #6aaaac
  8. #709fa1
  9. #759596
  10. #7b8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #addcdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7def0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfccf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f0ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1e2ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ed8f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00edec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ae8ef {
  color: #4ae8ef;
}
Background
.bg-4ae8ef {
  background-color: #4ae8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ae8ef {
  border: 2px solid #4ae8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ae8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 232 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ae8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ae8ef, #4a95ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ae8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 232 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.68 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.75 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.75 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.79 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.50 #b51710 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#4ae8ef  rgb(74, 232, 239)  hsl(183, 84%, 61%)  Electric Blue
#ef514a  rgb(239, 81, 74)  hsl(3, 84%, 61%)  Cinnabar
#ef4ae8  rgb(239, 74, 232)  hsl(303, 84%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#e8ef4a  rgb(232, 239, 74)  hsl(63, 84%, 61%)  Icterine