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#4EACF2

#4eacf2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4eacf2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 67.45% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.77% cyan, 28.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.61°, with 86.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.3754

Complementary

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #f2944e

Split complementary

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #f24e5a
  3. #f2e64e

Analogous

  1. #4ef2e6
  2. #4eacf2
  3. #4e5af2

Triadic

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #f24eac
  3. #acf24e

Tetradic

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #944ef2
  3. #f2944e
  4. #acf24e

Square

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #e64ef2
  3. #f2944e
  4. #5af24e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5e9c
  2. #1189e3
  3. #4eacf2
  4. #95cdf7
  5. #ddeffc

Shades

#4eacf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #469bda
  3. #3e8ac2
  4. #3778a9
  5. #2f6791
  6. #275679
  7. #1f4561
  8. #173449
  9. #102230
  10. #081118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eacf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #60b4f3
  3. #71bdf5
  4. #83c5f6
  5. #95cdf7
  6. #a7d6f9
  7. #b8defa
  8. #cae6fb
  9. #dceefc
  10. #edf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eacf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eacf2
  2. #53a8e7
  3. #58a3db
  4. #5d9fd0
  5. #629ac4
  6. #6796b9
  7. #6c92ae
  8. #718da2
  9. #768997
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caef5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78adf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a4f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eacf2 {
  color: #4eacf2;
}
Background
.bg-4eacf2 {
  background-color: #4eacf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eacf2 {
  border: 2px solid #4eacf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eacf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 172 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eacf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eacf2, #4e5af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eacf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 172 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.56 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.11 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.62 #b1530d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4eacf2  rgb(78, 172, 242)  hsl(206, 86%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#f2944e  rgb(242, 148, 78)  hsl(26, 86%, 63%)  Cadmium Orange
#f24eac  rgb(242, 78, 172)  hsl(326, 86%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#acf24e  rgb(172, 242, 78)  hsl(86, 86%, 63%)  Inchworm