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#4B7C9A

#4b7c9a ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b7c9a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 48.63% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.3% cyan, 19.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 202.78°, with 34.5% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #9a694b

Split complementary

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #9a4b55
  3. #9a904b

Analogous

  1. #4b9a90
  2. #4b7c9a
  3. #4b559a

Triadic

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #9a4b7c
  3. #7c9a4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #694b9a
  3. #9a694b
  4. #7c9a4b

Square

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #904b9a
  3. #9a694b
  4. #559a4b

Monochromatic

  1. #192933
  2. #325367
  3. #4b7c9a
  4. #75a1bc
  5. #a9c4d5

Shades

#4b7c9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #44708b
  3. #3c637b
  4. #35576c
  5. #2d4a5c
  6. #263e4d
  7. #1e323e
  8. #17252e
  9. #0f191f
  10. #080c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b7c9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #5d89a4
  3. #6f96ae
  4. #81a3b8
  5. #93b0c2
  6. #a5becd
  7. #b7cbd7
  8. #c9d8e1
  9. #dbe5eb
  10. #edf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b7c9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b7c9a
  2. #507c97
  3. #567d95
  4. #5b7d92
  5. #607e90
  6. #667e8d
  7. #6b7e8a
  8. #707f88
  9. #757f85
  10. #7b8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e7b9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63739a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #218486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #627b9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b779a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36818e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b7c9a {
  color: #4b7c9a;
}
Background
.bg-4b7c9a {
  background-color: #4b7c9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b7c9a {
  border: 2px solid #4b7c9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b7c9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 124 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b7c9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b7c9a, #4b559a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b7c9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 124 154 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.55 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.84 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.02 #b48365 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#4b7c9a  rgb(75, 124, 154)  hsl(203, 35%, 45%)  Cerulean
#9a694b  rgb(154, 105, 75)  hsl(23, 35%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#9a4b7c  rgb(154, 75, 124)  hsl(323, 35%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#7c9a4b  rgb(124, 154, 75)  hsl(83, 35%, 45%)  Moss Green