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#4C96BB

#4c96bb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c96bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 58.82% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.36% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 44.94% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2694

Complementary

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #bb714c

Split complementary

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #bb4c5f
  3. #bba94c

Analogous

  1. #4cbba9
  2. #4c96bb
  3. #4c5fbb

Triadic

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #bb4c96
  3. #96bb4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #714cbb
  3. #bb714c
  4. #96bb4c

Square

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #a94cbb
  3. #bb714c
  4. #5fbb4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3f50
  2. #336b87
  3. #4c96bb
  4. #83b7d0
  5. #bbd7e5

Shades

#4c96bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #4487a8
  3. #3d7896
  4. #356983
  5. #2e5a70
  6. #264b5e
  7. #1e3c4b
  8. #172d38
  9. #0f1e25
  10. #080f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c96bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #5ea1c2
  3. #70abc9
  4. #82b6cf
  5. #94c0d6
  6. #a6cbdd
  7. #b7d5e4
  8. #c9e0eb
  9. #dbeaf1
  10. #edf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c96bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c96bb
  2. #5194b5
  3. #5692af
  4. #5c8fa9
  5. #618da3
  6. #668b9e
  7. #6b8998
  8. #708792
  9. #76848c
  10. #7b8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7991a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8494bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7295bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #229cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c96bb {
  color: #4c96bb;
}
Background
.bg-4c96bb {
  background-color: #4c96bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c96bb {
  border: 2px solid #4c96bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c96bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 150 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c96bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c96bb, #4c5fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c96bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 150 187 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.18 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.39 #b36944 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4c96bb  rgb(76, 150, 187)  hsl(200, 45%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#bb714c  rgb(187, 113, 76)  hsl(20, 45%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#bb4c96  rgb(187, 76, 150)  hsl(320, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry
#96bb4c  rgb(150, 187, 76)  hsl(80, 45%, 52%)  Apple Green