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#4E9FAD

#4e9fad ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9fad is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 62.35% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 8.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 188.84°, with 37.85% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.2943

Complementary

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #ad5c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #ad4e70
  3. #ad8c4e

Analogous

  1. #4ead8c
  2. #4e9fad
  3. #4e70ad

Triadic

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #ad4e9f
  3. #9fad4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #5c4ead
  3. #ad5c4e
  4. #9fad4e

Square

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #8c4ead
  3. #ad5c4e
  4. #70ad4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3e44
  2. #366f78
  3. #4e9fad
  4. #81bcc6
  5. #b6d8de

Shades

#4e9fad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #468f9c
  3. #3e7f8a
  4. #376f79
  5. #2f5f68
  6. #275057
  7. #1f4045
  8. #173034
  9. #102023
  10. #081011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9fad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #60a9b5
  3. #71b2bd
  4. #83bcc6
  5. #95c5ce
  6. #a7cfd6
  7. #b8d9de
  8. #cae2e6
  9. #dcecef
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9fad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9fad
  2. #539ca9
  3. #5899a4
  4. #5d96a0
  5. #62939b
  6. #679097
  7. #6c8c92
  8. #71898e
  9. #768689
  10. #7b8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e989e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d9cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7296ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ea3a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9fad {
  color: #4e9fad;
}
Background
.bg-4e9fad {
  background-color: #4e9fad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9fad {
  border: 2px solid #4e9fad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9fad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 159 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9fad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9fad, #4e70ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9fad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 159 173 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.72 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.31 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.05 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.93 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.43 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.65 #b16052 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9fad  rgb(78, 159, 173)  hsl(189, 38%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#ad5c4e  rgb(173, 92, 78)  hsl(9, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#ad4e9f  rgb(173, 78, 159)  hsl(309, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus
#9fad4e  rgb(159, 173, 78)  hsl(69, 38%, 49%)  Dark Khaki