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#4E9EA5

#4e9ea5 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9ea5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 61.96% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.73% cyan, 4.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 184.83°, with 35.8% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.2879

Complementary

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #a5554e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #a54e73
  3. #a5814e

Analogous

  1. #4ea581
  2. #4e9ea5
  3. #4e73a5

Triadic

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #a54e9e
  3. #9ea54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #554ea5
  3. #a5554e
  4. #9ea54e

Square

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #814ea5
  3. #a5554e
  4. #73a54e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3b3d
  2. #356c71
  3. #4e9ea5
  4. #7ebcc2
  5. #b2d7da

Shades

#4e9ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #468e95
  3. #3e7e84
  4. #376f74
  5. #2f5f63
  6. #274f53
  7. #1f3f42
  8. #172f32
  9. #102021
  10. #081011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #60a8ae
  3. #71b1b7
  4. #83bbc0
  5. #95c5c9
  6. #a7cfd2
  7. #b8d8db
  8. #cae2e4
  9. #dceced
  10. #edf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9ea5
  2. #539ba1
  3. #58989e
  4. #5d959a
  5. #629296
  6. #678f93
  7. #6c8c8f
  8. #71898b
  9. #768687
  10. #7b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c979a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9498a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868ea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #07a3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9ba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7394a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32a1a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9ea5 {
  color: #4e9ea5;
}
Background
.bg-4e9ea5 {
  background-color: #4e9ea5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 158 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9ea5, #4e73a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 158 165 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.64 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.16 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.08 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.26 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.34 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.64 #b1615a Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9ea5  rgb(78, 158, 165)  hsl(185, 36%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#a5554e  rgb(165, 85, 78)  hsl(5, 36%, 48%)  Redwood
#a54e9e  rgb(165, 78, 158)  hsl(305, 36%, 48%)  Purpureus
#9ea54e  rgb(158, 165, 78)  hsl(65, 36%, 48%)  Moss Green