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#4EA2F0

#4ea2f0 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4ea2f0 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 63.53% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.5% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 208.89°, with 84.38% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #f09c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #f04e51
  3. #f0ed4e

Analogous

  1. #4ef0ed
  2. #4ea2f0
  3. #4e51f0

Triadic

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #f04ea2
  3. #a2f04e

Tetradic

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #9c4ef0
  3. #f09c4e
  4. #a2f04e

Square

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #ed4ef0
  3. #f09c4e
  4. #51f04e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5598
  2. #137ddf
  3. #4ea2f0
  4. #95c7f6
  5. #dbecfc

Shades

#4ea2f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #4692d8
  3. #3e82c0
  4. #3771a8
  5. #2f6190
  6. #275178
  7. #1f4160
  8. #173148
  9. #102030
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ea2f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #60abf2
  3. #71b5f3
  4. #83bef5
  5. #95c7f6
  6. #a7d1f8
  7. #b8daf9
  8. #cae3fb
  9. #dcecfc
  10. #edf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ea2f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ea2f0
  2. #539fe5
  3. #589bda
  4. #5d98ce
  5. #6294c3
  6. #6791b8
  7. #6c8ead
  8. #718aa2
  9. #768796
  10. #7b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859fc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa6f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6996ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6fa4f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f9bef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ea2f0 {
  color: #4ea2f0;
}
Background
.bg-4ea2f0 {
  background-color: #4ea2f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ea2f0 {
  border: 2px solid #4ea2f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ea2f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 162 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ea2f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ea2f0, #4e51f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ea2f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 162 240 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.20 #b15d0f Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4ea2f0  rgb(78, 162, 240)  hsl(209, 84%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#f09c4e  rgb(240, 156, 78)  hsl(29, 84%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#f04ea2  rgb(240, 78, 162)  hsl(329, 84%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2f04e  rgb(162, 240, 78)  hsl(89, 84%, 62%)  Inchworm