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#4E90FE

#4e90fe ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e90fe is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.47% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.29% cyan, 43.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2872

Complementary

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #febc4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #fe644e
  3. #e8fe4e

Analogous

  1. #4ee8fe
  2. #4e90fe
  3. #644efe

Triadic

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #fe4e90
  3. #90fe4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #bc4efe
  3. #febc4e
  4. #90fe4e

Square

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #fe4ee8
  3. #febc4e
  4. #4efe64

Monochromatic

  1. #0143b2
  2. #0260fe
  3. #4e90fe
  4. #9ac0fe
  5. #e6efff

Shades

#4e90fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #4682e5
  3. #3e73cb
  4. #3765b2
  5. #2f5698
  6. #27487f
  7. #1f3a66
  8. #172b4c
  9. #101d33
  10. #080e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e90fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #609bfe
  3. #71a6fe
  4. #83b1fe
  5. #95bcfe
  6. #a7c8ff
  7. #b8d3ff
  8. #cadeff
  9. #dce9ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e90fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e90fe
  2. #538ef1
  3. #588de5
  4. #5d8bd8
  5. #628acc
  6. #6788bf
  7. #6c86b2
  8. #7185a6
  9. #768399
  10. #7b828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c91c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a8afc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5597ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #438dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e90fe {
  color: #4e90fe;
}
Background
.bg-4e90fe {
  background-color: #4e90fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e90fe {
  border: 2px solid #4e90fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e90fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 144 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e90fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e90fe, #644efe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e90fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 144 254 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.85 #b16f01 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e90fe  rgb(78, 144, 254)  hsl(218, 99%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#febc4e  rgb(254, 188, 78)  hsl(38, 99%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#fe4e90  rgb(254, 78, 144)  hsl(338, 99%, 65%)  French Rose
#90fe4e  rgb(144, 254, 78)  hsl(98, 99%, 65%)  Lawn Green