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#4E8BFA

#4e8bfa ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8bfa is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.51% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.8% cyan, 44.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 218.72°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2699

Complementary

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #fabd4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #fa674e
  3. #e1fa4e

Analogous

  1. #4ee1fa
  2. #4e8bfa
  3. #674efa

Triadic

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #fa4e8b
  3. #8bfa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #bd4efa
  3. #fabd4e
  4. #8bfa4e

Square

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #fa4ee1
  3. #fabd4e
  4. #4efa67

Monochromatic

  1. #053faa
  2. #075bf5
  3. #4e8bfa
  4. #98bcfc
  5. #e3edfe

Shades

#4e8bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #467de1
  3. #3e6fc8
  4. #3761af
  5. #2f5396
  6. #27467d
  7. #1f3864
  8. #172a4b
  9. #101c32
  10. #080e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #6097fb
  3. #71a2fb
  4. #83aefc
  5. #95b9fc
  6. #a7c5fd
  7. #b8d1fd
  8. #cadcfe
  9. #dce8fe
  10. #edf3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8bfa
  2. #538aee
  3. #5889e2
  4. #5d88d5
  5. #6287c9
  6. #6786bd
  7. #6c84b1
  8. #7183a5
  9. #768298
  10. #7b818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798dc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5396fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3286f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5192fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f88f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8bfa {
  color: #4e8bfa;
}
Background
.bg-4e8bfa {
  background-color: #4e8bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8bfa {
  border: 2px solid #4e8bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 139 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8bfa, #674efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 139 250 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.85 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.62 #b17405 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8bfa  rgb(78, 139, 250)  hsl(219, 95%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#fabd4e  rgb(250, 189, 78)  hsl(39, 95%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#fa4e8b  rgb(250, 78, 139)  hsl(339, 95%, 64%)  French Rose
#8bfa4e  rgb(139, 250, 78)  hsl(99, 95%, 64%)  Lawn Green