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#4F81EB

#4f81eb ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f81eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 50.59% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.38% cyan, 45.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 220.77°, with 79.59% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #ebb94f

Split complementary

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #eb6b4f
  3. #cfeb4f

Analogous

  1. #4fcfeb
  2. #4f81eb
  3. #6b4feb

Triadic

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #eb4f81
  3. #81eb4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #b94feb
  3. #ebb94f
  4. #81eb4f

Square

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #eb4fcf
  3. #ebb94f
  4. #4feb6b

Monochromatic

  1. #103a91
  2. #1855d5
  3. #4f81eb
  4. #94b2f3
  5. #d8e3fb

Shades

#4f81eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #4774d4
  3. #3f67bc
  4. #375aa5
  5. #2f4d8d
  6. #284176
  7. #20345e
  8. #182747
  9. #101a2f
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f81eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #618eed
  3. #729aef
  4. #84a7f1
  5. #95b3f3
  6. #a7c0f5
  7. #b9cdf7
  8. #cad9f9
  9. #dce6fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f81eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f81eb
  2. #5481e0
  3. #5981d6
  4. #5e81cb
  5. #6381c0
  6. #6881b6
  7. #6c80ab
  8. #7180a0
  9. #768095
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7383b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c8cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d88ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f81eb {
  color: #4f81eb;
}
Background
.bg-4f81eb {
  background-color: #4f81eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f81eb {
  border: 2px solid #4f81eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f81eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 129 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f81eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f81eb, #6b4feb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f81eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 129 235 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.28 #b07e14 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4f81eb  rgb(79, 129, 235)  hsl(221, 80%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#ebb94f  rgb(235, 185, 79)  hsl(41, 80%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#eb4f81  rgb(235, 79, 129)  hsl(341, 80%, 62%)  French Rose
#81eb4f  rgb(129, 235, 79)  hsl(101, 80%, 62%)  Lawn Green