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#4E9DAC

#4e9dac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9dac is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 61.57% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 8.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.57°, with 37.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.2871

Complementary

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #ac5d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #ac4e6e
  3. #ac8c4e

Analogous

  1. #4eac8c
  2. #4e9dac
  3. #4e6eac

Triadic

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #ac4e9d
  3. #9dac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #5d4eac
  3. #ac5d4e
  4. #9dac4e

Square

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #8c4eac
  3. #ac5d4e
  4. #6eac4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3d43
  2. #366d77
  3. #4e9dac
  4. #81bbc6
  5. #b5d7de

Shades

#4e9dac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #468d9b
  3. #3e7e8a
  4. #376e78
  5. #2f5e67
  6. #274f56
  7. #1f3f45
  8. #172f34
  9. #101f22
  10. #081011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9dac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #60a7b4
  3. #71b1bd
  4. #83bac5
  5. #95c4cd
  6. #a7ced6
  7. #b8d8de
  8. #cae2e6
  9. #dcebee
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9dac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9dac
  2. #539aa8
  3. #5897a3
  4. #5d949f
  5. #62919a
  6. #678f96
  7. #6c8c92
  8. #71898d
  9. #768689
  10. #7b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c969d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9198ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9aad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7194ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fa1a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9dac {
  color: #4e9dac;
}
Background
.bg-4e9dac {
  background-color: #4e9dac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9dac {
  border: 2px solid #4e9dac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9dac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 157 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9dac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9dac, #4e6eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9dac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 157 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.18 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.80 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.95 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.13 #b16253 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9dac  rgb(78, 157, 172)  hsl(190, 38%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#ac5d4e  rgb(172, 93, 78)  hsl(10, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#ac4e9d  rgb(172, 78, 157)  hsl(310, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus
#9dac4e  rgb(157, 172, 78)  hsl(70, 38%, 49%)  Olivine