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#4E9BAA

#4e9baa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9baa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 60.78% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.78°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.2796

Complementary

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #aa5d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #aa4e6d
  3. #aa8b4e

Analogous

  1. #4eaa8b
  2. #4e9baa
  3. #4e6daa

Triadic

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #aa4e9b
  3. #9baa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #5d4eaa
  3. #aa5d4e
  4. #9baa4e

Square

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #8b4eaa
  3. #aa5d4e
  4. #6daa4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3b41
  2. #366b76
  3. #4e9baa
  4. #80b9c5
  5. #b4d6dd

Shades

#4e9baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #468c99
  3. #3e7c88
  4. #376d77
  5. #2f5d66
  6. #274e55
  7. #1f3e44
  8. #172f33
  9. #101f22
  10. #081011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #60a5b3
  3. #71afbb
  4. #83b9c4
  5. #95c3cc
  6. #a7cdd5
  7. #b8d7dd
  8. #cae1e6
  9. #dcebee
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9baa
  2. #5398a6
  3. #5896a2
  4. #5d939d
  5. #629099
  6. #678e95
  7. #6c8b91
  8. #71888d
  9. #768588
  10. #7b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b959b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f96ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a98ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7092aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #309fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9baa {
  color: #4e9baa;
}
Background
.bg-4e9baa {
  background-color: #4e9baa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9baa {
  border: 2px solid #4e9baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 155 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9baa, #4e6daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 155 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.22 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.53 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.64 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.29 #b16455 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9baa  rgb(78, 155, 170)  hsl(190, 37%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#aa5d4e  rgb(170, 93, 78)  hsl(10, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#aa4e9b  rgb(170, 78, 155)  hsl(310, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#9baa4e  rgb(155, 170, 78)  hsl(70, 37%, 49%)  Moss Green