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#4E97A2

#4e97a2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e97a2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 59.22% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 6.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 187.86°, with 35% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2636

Complementary

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #a2594e

Split complementary

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #a24e6d
  3. #a2834e

Analogous

  1. #4ea283
  2. #4e97a2
  3. #4e6da2

Triadic

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #a24e97
  3. #97a24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #594ea2
  3. #a2594e
  4. #97a24e

Square

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #834ea2
  3. #a2594e
  4. #6da24e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c373b
  2. #35676e
  3. #4e97a2
  4. #7cb7c0
  5. #b0d4d9

Shades

#4e97a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #468892
  3. #3e7982
  4. #376a71
  5. #2f5b61
  6. #274c51
  7. #1f3c41
  8. #172d31
  9. #101e20
  10. #080f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e97a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #60a1ab
  3. #71acb5
  4. #83b6be
  5. #95c1c7
  6. #a7cbd1
  7. #b8d5da
  8. #cae0e3
  9. #dceaec
  10. #edf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e97a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e97a2
  2. #53959f
  3. #58929b
  4. #5d9098
  5. #628e94
  6. #678c91
  7. #6c898e
  8. #71878a
  9. #768587
  10. #7b8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c92a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f88a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #159d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7894a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8ea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #349a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e97a2 {
  color: #4e97a2;
}
Background
.bg-4e97a2 {
  background-color: #4e97a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e97a2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e97a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e97a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 151 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e97a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e97a2, #4e6da2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e97a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 151 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.37 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.24 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.08 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.69 #b1685d Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e97a2  rgb(78, 151, 162)  hsl(188, 35%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#a2594e  rgb(162, 89, 78)  hsl(8, 35%, 47%)  Redwood
#a24e97  rgb(162, 78, 151)  hsl(308, 35%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#97a24e  rgb(151, 162, 78)  hsl(68, 35%, 47%)  Moss Green