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#4DA2ED

#4da2ed ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4da2ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.51% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 208.13°, with 81.63% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3353

Complementary

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #ed984d

Split complementary

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #ed4d52
  3. #ede84d

Analogous

  1. #4dede8
  2. #4da2ed
  3. #4d52ed

Triadic

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #ed4da2
  3. #a2ed4d

Tetradic

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #984ded
  3. #ed984d
  4. #a2ed4d

Square

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #e84ded
  3. #ed984d
  4. #52ed4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5592
  2. #167dd8
  3. #4da2ed
  4. #92c6f4
  5. #d8ebfb

Shades

#4da2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #4592d5
  3. #3e82be
  4. #3671a6
  5. #2e618e
  6. #275177
  7. #1f415f
  8. #173147
  9. #0f202f
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#4da2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #5fabef
  3. #71b5f1
  4. #82bef2
  5. #94c7f4
  6. #a6d1f6
  7. #b8daf8
  8. #cae3fa
  9. #dbecfb
  10. #edf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4da2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4da2ed
  2. #529fe2
  3. #579bd7
  4. #5c98cc
  5. #6194c1
  6. #6791b7
  7. #6c8eac
  8. #718aa1
  9. #768796
  10. #7b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849fc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a5f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a96ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70a4ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #609bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4da2ed {
  color: #4da2ed;
}
Background
.bg-4da2ed {
  background-color: #4da2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4da2ed {
  border: 2px solid #4da2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4da2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4da2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4da2ed, #4d52ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4da2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.93 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.94 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.15 #b25d12 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4da2ed  rgb(77, 162, 237)  hsl(208, 82%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ed984d  rgb(237, 152, 77)  hsl(28, 82%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#ed4da2  rgb(237, 77, 162)  hsl(328, 82%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2ed4d  rgb(162, 237, 77)  hsl(88, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm