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#4E8EFE

#4e8efe ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8efe is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 55.69% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.29% cyan, 44.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2812

Complementary

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #febe4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #fe664e
  3. #e6fe4e

Analogous

  1. #4ee6fe
  2. #4e8efe
  3. #664efe

Triadic

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #fe4e8e
  3. #8efe4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #be4efe
  3. #febe4e
  4. #8efe4e

Square

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #fe4ee6
  3. #febe4e
  4. #4efe66

Monochromatic

  1. #0141b2
  2. #025dfe
  3. #4e8efe
  4. #9abffe
  5. #e6efff

Shades

#4e8efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #4680e5
  3. #3e72cb
  4. #3763b2
  5. #2f5598
  6. #27477f
  7. #1f3966
  8. #172b4c
  9. #101c33
  10. #080e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #6099fe
  3. #71a5fe
  4. #83b0fe
  5. #95bbfe
  6. #a7c7ff
  7. #b8d2ff
  8. #caddff
  9. #dce8ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8efe
  2. #538df1
  3. #588be5
  4. #5d8ad8
  5. #6288cc
  6. #6787bf
  7. #6c86b2
  8. #7184a6
  9. #768399
  10. #7b818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b90c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5699ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3489fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5395ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #408bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ed8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8efe {
  color: #4e8efe;
}
Background
.bg-4e8efe {
  background-color: #4e8efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8efe {
  border: 2px solid #4e8efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 142 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8efe, #664efe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 142 254 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.54 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.83 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.84 #b17101 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8efe  rgb(78, 142, 254)  hsl(218, 99%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#febe4e  rgb(254, 190, 78)  hsl(38, 99%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#fe4e8e  rgb(254, 78, 142)  hsl(338, 99%, 65%)  French Rose
#8efe4e  rgb(142, 254, 78)  hsl(98, 99%, 65%)  Lawn Green