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#4E8BB1

#4e8bb1 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e8bb1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.51% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.93% cyan, 21.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 203.03°, with 38.82% saturation and 50% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #b1744e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #b14e5a
  3. #b1a54e

Analogous

  1. #4eb1a5
  2. #4e8bb1
  3. #4e5ab1

Triadic

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #b14e8b
  3. #8bb14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #744eb1
  3. #b1744e
  4. #8bb14e

Square

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #a54eb1
  3. #b1744e
  4. #5ab14e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3847
  2. #37617c
  3. #4e8bb1
  4. #83aec8
  5. #b8d1e0

Shades

#4e8bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #467d9f
  3. #3e6f8e
  4. #37617c
  5. #2f536a
  6. #274659
  7. #1f3847
  8. #172a35
  9. #101c23
  10. #080e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #6097b9
  3. #71a2c1
  4. #83aec8
  5. #95b9d0
  6. #a7c5d8
  7. #b8d1e0
  8. #cadce8
  9. #dce8ef
  10. #edf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8bb1
  2. #538aac
  3. #5889a7
  4. #5d88a2
  5. #62879d
  6. #678699
  7. #6c8494
  8. #71838f
  9. #76828a
  10. #7b8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8ab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c80b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b8bb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6185b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f91a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8bb1 {
  color: #4e8bb1;
}
Background
.bg-4e8bb1 {
  background-color: #4e8bb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 139 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8bb1, #4e5ab1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 139 177 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 2.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.40 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.30 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.42 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.77 #b1744e Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#4e8bb1  rgb(78, 139, 177)  hsl(203, 39%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#b1744e  rgb(177, 116, 78)  hsl(23, 39%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#b14e8b  rgb(177, 78, 139)  hsl(323, 39%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8bb14e  rgb(139, 177, 78)  hsl(83, 39%, 50%)  Olivine