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#4E9BD0

#4e9bd0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e9bd0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 60.78% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 25.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 204.46°, with 58.04% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2962

Complementary

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #d0834e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #d04e5a
  3. #d0c44e

Analogous

  1. #4ed0c4
  2. #4e9bd0
  3. #4e5ad0

Triadic

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #d04e9b
  3. #9bd04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #834ed0
  3. #d0834e
  4. #9bd04e

Square

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #c44ed0
  3. #d0834e
  4. #5ad04e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4a69
  2. #2c74a6
  3. #4e9bd0
  4. #8abde0
  5. #c7dff0

Shades

#4e9bd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #468cbb
  3. #3e7ca6
  4. #376d92
  5. #2f5d7d
  6. #274e68
  7. #1f3e53
  8. #172f3e
  9. #101f2a
  10. #081015
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9bd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #60a5d5
  3. #71afd9
  4. #83b9de
  5. #95c3e3
  6. #a7cde8
  7. #b8d7ec
  8. #cae1f1
  9. #dcebf6
  10. #edf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9bd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9bd0
  2. #5398c8
  3. #5896c0
  4. #5d93b8
  5. #6290b0
  6. #678ea8
  7. #6c8ba0
  8. #718898
  9. #768590
  10. #7b8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e97af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #718ecf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6594cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10a3bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9bd0 {
  color: #4e9bd0;
}
Background
.bg-4e9bd0 {
  background-color: #4e9bd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9bd0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9bd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9bd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 155 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 58% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9bd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9bd0, #4e5ad0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9bd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 155 208 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.45 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.64 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.50 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.85 #b1642f Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4e9bd0  rgb(78, 155, 208)  hsl(204, 58%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#d0834e  rgb(208, 131, 78)  hsl(24, 58%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#d04e9b  rgb(208, 78, 155)  hsl(324, 58%, 56%)  Mulberry
#9bd04e  rgb(155, 208, 78)  hsl(84, 58%, 56%)  Yellow Green