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#4EAAF9

#4eaaf9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4eaaf9 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 66.67% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.67% cyan, 31.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 207.72°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3721

Complementary

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #f99d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #f94e55
  3. #f9f34e

Analogous

  1. #4ef9f3
  2. #4eaaf9
  3. #4e55f9

Triadic

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #f94eaa
  3. #aaf94e

Tetradic

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #9d4ef9
  3. #f99d4e
  4. #aaf94e

Square

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #f34ef9
  3. #f99d4e
  4. #55f94e

Monochromatic

  1. #065da8
  2. #0886f2
  3. #4eaaf9
  4. #98cefc
  5. #e2f1fe

Shades

#4eaaf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #4699e0
  3. #3e88c7
  4. #3777ae
  5. #2f6695
  6. #27557d
  7. #1f4464
  8. #17334b
  9. #102232
  10. #081119
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eaaf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #60b3fa
  3. #71bbfa
  4. #83c4fb
  5. #95ccfb
  6. #a7d5fc
  7. #b8ddfd
  8. #cae6fd
  9. #dceefe
  10. #edf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eaaf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eaaf9
  2. #53a6ed
  3. #58a2e1
  4. #5d9dd5
  5. #6299c9
  6. #6795bd
  7. #6c91b0
  8. #718da4
  9. #768898
  10. #7b848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa7cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87adfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74acfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a2f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eaaf9 {
  color: #4eaaf9;
}
Background
.bg-4eaaf9 {
  background-color: #4eaaf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eaaf9 {
  border: 2px solid #4eaaf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eaaf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 170 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eaaf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eaaf9, #4e55f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eaaf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 170 249 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.62 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.68 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.29 #b15506 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4eaaf9  rgb(78, 170, 249)  hsl(208, 93%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#f99d4e  rgb(249, 157, 78)  hsl(28, 93%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#f94eaa  rgb(249, 78, 170)  hsl(328, 93%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#aaf94e  rgb(170, 249, 78)  hsl(88, 93%, 64%)  Green Yellow