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#4E97B3

#4e97b3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e97b3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 59.22% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 196.63°, with 39.92% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2701

Complementary

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #b36a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #b34e65
  3. #b39c4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb39c
  2. #4e97b3
  3. #4e65b3

Triadic

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #b34e97
  3. #97b34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #6a4eb3
  3. #b36a4e
  4. #97b34e

Square

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #9c4eb3
  3. #b36a4e
  4. #65b34e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3d49
  2. #366a7e
  3. #4e97b3
  4. #84b6ca
  5. #b9d6e1

Shades

#4e97b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #4688a1
  3. #3e798f
  4. #376a7d
  5. #2f5b6b
  6. #274c5a
  7. #1f3c48
  8. #172d36
  9. #101e24
  10. #080f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e97b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #60a1bb
  3. #71acc2
  4. #83b6ca
  5. #95c1d1
  6. #a7cbd9
  7. #b8d5e1
  8. #cae0e8
  9. #dceaf0
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e97b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e97b3
  2. #5395ae
  3. #5892a9
  4. #5d90a4
  5. #628e9f
  6. #678c9a
  7. #6c8994
  8. #71878f
  9. #76858a
  10. #7b8285
  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 #79929e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8894b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7989b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7595b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8fb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c9ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e97b3 {
  color: #4e97b3;
}
Background
.bg-4e97b3 {
  background-color: #4e97b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e97b3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e97b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e97b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 151 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e97b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e97b3, #4e65b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e97b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 151 179 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.79 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.43 #b1684c Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#4e97b3  rgb(78, 151, 179)  hsl(197, 40%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#b36a4e  rgb(179, 106, 78)  hsl(17, 40%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#b34e97  rgb(179, 78, 151)  hsl(317, 40%, 50%)  Mulberry
#97b34e  rgb(151, 179, 78)  hsl(77, 40%, 50%)  Olivine