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#4DA1EF

#4da1ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4da1ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 63.14% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.78% cyan, 32.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.89°, with 83.51% saturation and 61.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.333

Complementary

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #ef9b4d

Split complementary

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #ef4d50
  3. #efec4d

Analogous

  1. #4defec
  2. #4da1ef
  3. #4d50ef

Triadic

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #ef4da1
  3. #a1ef4d

Tetradic

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #9b4def
  3. #ef9b4d
  4. #a1ef4d

Square

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #ec4def
  3. #ef9b4d
  4. #50ef4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5496
  2. #147bdc
  3. #4da1ef
  4. #93c6f5
  5. #d9ebfc

Shades

#4da1ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #4591d7
  3. #3e81bf
  4. #3671a7
  5. #2e618f
  6. #275178
  7. #1f4060
  8. #173048
  9. #0f2030
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#4da1ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #5faaf1
  3. #71b4f2
  4. #82bdf4
  5. #94c7f5
  6. #a6d0f7
  7. #b8d9f9
  8. #cae3fa
  9. #dbecfc
  10. #edf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4da1ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4da1ef
  2. #529ee4
  3. #579ad9
  4. #5c97ce
  5. #6194c3
  6. #6791b8
  7. #6c8dac
  8. #718aa1
  9. #768796
  10. #7b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849ec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ea5f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6895ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e9aee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4da1ef {
  color: #4da1ef;
}
Background
.bg-4da1ef {
  background-color: #4da1ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4da1ef {
  border: 2px solid #4da1ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4da1ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 161 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4da1ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4da1ef, #4d50ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4da1ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 161 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.85 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.60 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.49 #b25e10 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4da1ef  rgb(77, 161, 239)  hsl(209, 84%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ef9b4d  rgb(239, 155, 77)  hsl(29, 84%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#ef4da1  rgb(239, 77, 161)  hsl(329, 84%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#a1ef4d  rgb(161, 239, 77)  hsl(89, 84%, 62%)  Inchworm