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#4E879A

#4e879a ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e879a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.94% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 32.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.2128

Complementary

  1. #4e879a
  2. #9a614e

Split complementary

  1. #4e879a
  2. #9a4e61
  3. #9a874e

Analogous

  1. #4e9a87
  2. #4e879a
  3. #4e619a

Triadic

  1. #4e879a
  2. #9a4e87
  3. #879a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e879a
  2. #614e9a
  3. #9a614e
  4. #879a4e

Square

  1. #4e879a
  2. #874e9a
  3. #9a614e
  4. #619a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e34
  2. #345a67
  3. #4e879a
  4. #79abbb
  5. #accbd5

Shades

#4e879a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e879a
  2. #467a8b
  3. #3e6c7b
  4. #375f6c
  5. #2f515c
  6. #27444d
  7. #1f363e
  8. #17292e
  9. #101b1f
  10. #080e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e879a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e879a
  2. #6093a4
  3. #719fae
  4. #83abb8
  5. #95b7c2
  6. #a7c3cd
  7. #b8cfd7
  8. #cadbe1
  9. #dce7eb
  10. #edf3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e879a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e879a
  2. #538697
  3. #588695
  4. #5d8592
  5. #628490
  6. #67848d
  7. #6c838a
  8. #718288
  9. #768185
  10. #7b8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f828b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c849b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707b9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #268d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c859b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64809a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a8b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e879a {
  color: #4e879a;
}
Background
.bg-4e879a {
  background-color: #4e879a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e879a {
  border: 2px solid #4e879a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e879a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 135 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 33% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e879a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e879a, #4e619a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e879a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 135 154 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.90 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.26 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.23 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.26 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.26 #b17865 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#4e879a  rgb(78, 135, 154)  hsl(195, 33%, 45%)  Air Force Blue
#9a614e  rgb(154, 97, 78)  hsl(15, 33%, 45%)  Redwood
#9a4e87  rgb(154, 78, 135)  hsl(315, 33%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#879a4e  rgb(135, 154, 78)  hsl(75, 33%, 45%)  Moss Green