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#4E8AEC

#4e8aec ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8aec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 217.22°, with 80.61% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.2585

Complementary

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #ecb04e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #ec614e
  3. #d9ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4ed9ec
  2. #4e8aec
  3. #614eec

Triadic

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #ec4e8a
  3. #8aec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #b04eec
  3. #ecb04e
  4. #8aec4e

Square

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #ec4ed9
  3. #ecb04e
  4. #4eec61

Monochromatic

  1. #104191
  2. #1760d6
  3. #4e8aec
  4. #93b8f3
  5. #d8e5fb

Shades

#4e8aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #467cd4
  3. #3e6ebd
  4. #3761a5
  5. #2f538e
  6. #274576
  7. #1f375e
  8. #172947
  9. #101c2f
  10. #080e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #6096ee
  3. #71a1f0
  4. #83adf2
  5. #95b9f4
  6. #a7c5f6
  7. #b8d0f7
  8. #cadcf9
  9. #dce8fb
  10. #edf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8aec
  2. #5389e1
  3. #5888d6
  4. #5d87cc
  5. #6286c1
  6. #6785b6
  7. #6c84ab
  8. #7183a0
  9. #768296
  10. #7b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c93f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4384ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4787eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8aec {
  color: #4e8aec;
}
Background
.bg-4e8aec {
  background-color: #4e8aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8aec {
  border: 2px solid #4e8aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8aec, #614eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 236 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.76 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.98 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.33 #b17513 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8aec  rgb(78, 138, 236)  hsl(217, 81%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#ecb04e  rgb(236, 176, 78)  hsl(37, 81%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#ec4e8a  rgb(236, 78, 138)  hsl(337, 81%, 62%)  French Rose
#8aec4e  rgb(138, 236, 78)  hsl(97, 81%, 62%)  Inchworm