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#4E9CBE

#4e9cbe ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9cbe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 61.18% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.95% cyan, 17.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 198.21°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.2911

Complementary

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #be704e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #be4e64
  3. #bea84e

Analogous

  1. #4ebea8
  2. #4e9cbe
  3. #4e64be

Triadic

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #be4e9c
  3. #9cbe4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #704ebe
  3. #be704e
  4. #9cbe4e

Square

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #a84ebe
  3. #be704e
  4. #64be4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4454
  2. #33718c
  3. #4e9cbe
  4. #86bbd3
  5. #bedbe7

Shades

#4e9cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #468cab
  3. #3e7d98
  4. #376d85
  5. #2f5e72
  6. #274e5f
  7. #1f3e4c
  8. #172f39
  9. #101f26
  10. #081013
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #60a6c5
  3. #71b0cb
  4. #83bad2
  5. #95c4d8
  6. #a7cedf
  7. #b8d7e5
  8. #cae1ec
  9. #dcebf2
  10. #edf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9cbe
  2. #5399b8
  3. #5896b2
  4. #5d94ab
  5. #6291a5
  6. #678e9f
  7. #6c8b99
  8. #718893
  9. #76868c
  10. #7b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d97a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c94be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24a2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9cbe {
  color: #4e9cbe;
}
Background
.bg-4e9cbe {
  background-color: #4e9cbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9cbe {
  border: 2px solid #4e9cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 156 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9cbe, #4e64be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 156 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.56 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.41 #b16341 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#4e9cbe  rgb(78, 156, 190)  hsl(198, 46%, 53%)  Bondi Blue
#be704e  rgb(190, 112, 78)  hsl(18, 46%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#be4e9c  rgb(190, 78, 156)  hsl(318, 46%, 53%)  Mulberry
#9cbe4e  rgb(156, 190, 78)  hsl(78, 46%, 53%)  Yellow Green