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#4CABE2

#4cabe2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cabe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 67.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.37% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 202°, with 72.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.3615

Complementary

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #e2834c

Split complementary

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #e24c60
  3. #e2ce4c

Analogous

  1. #4ce2ce
  2. #4cabe2
  3. #4c60e2

Triadic

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #e24cab
  3. #abe24c

Tetradic

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #834ce2
  3. #e2834c
  4. #abe24c

Square

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #ce4ce2
  3. #e2834c
  4. #60e24c

Monochromatic

  1. #155980
  2. #1f86c2
  3. #4cabe2
  4. #8ecaed
  5. #d0e9f7

Shades

#4cabe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #449acb
  3. #3d89b5
  4. #35789e
  5. #2e6788
  6. #265671
  7. #1e445a
  8. #173344
  9. #0f222d
  10. #081117
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cabe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #5eb3e5
  3. #70bce8
  4. #82c4eb
  5. #94cdee
  6. #a6d5f1
  7. #b7ddf3
  8. #c9e6f6
  9. #dbeef9
  10. #edf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cabe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cabe2
  2. #51a7d8
  3. #56a2ce
  4. #5c9ec5
  5. #619abb
  6. #6696b1
  7. #6b91a7
  8. #708d9d
  9. #768994
  10. #7b848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a6bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91aae5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7babe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca2e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cabe2 {
  color: #4cabe2;
}
Background
.bg-4cabe2 {
  background-color: #4cabe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cabe2 {
  border: 2px solid #4cabe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cabe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 171 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cabe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cabe2, #4c60e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cabe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 171 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.04 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.53 #b3541d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4cabe2  rgb(76, 171, 226)  hsl(202, 72%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#e2834c  rgb(226, 131, 76)  hsl(22, 72%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#e24cab  rgb(226, 76, 171)  hsl(322, 72%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#abe24c  rgb(171, 226, 76)  hsl(82, 72%, 59%)  Inchworm