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#4F81EF

#4f81ef ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f81ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 50.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 46.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 83.33% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #efbd4f

Split complementary

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #ef6d4f
  3. #d1ef4f

Analogous

  1. #4fd1ef
  2. #4f81ef
  3. #6d4fef

Triadic

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #ef4f81
  3. #81ef4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #bd4fef
  3. #efbd4f
  4. #81ef4f

Square

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #ef4fd1
  3. #efbd4f
  4. #4fef6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3997
  2. #1453dd
  3. #4f81ef
  4. #95b3f5
  5. #dbe5fc

Shades

#4f81ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #4774d7
  3. #3f67bf
  4. #375aa7
  5. #2f4d8f
  6. #284178
  7. #203460
  8. #182748
  9. #101a30
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f81ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #618ef1
  3. #729af2
  4. #84a7f4
  5. #95b3f5
  6. #a7c0f7
  7. #b9cdf9
  8. #cad9fa
  9. #dce6fc
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f81ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f81ef
  2. #5481e4
  3. #5981d9
  4. #5e81ce
  5. #6381c3
  6. #6881b8
  7. #6c80ac
  8. #7180a1
  9. #768096
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7384b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #498df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b88f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b80ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f81ef {
  color: #4f81ef;
}
Background
.bg-4f81ef {
  background-color: #4f81ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f81ef {
  border: 2px solid #4f81ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f81ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 129 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f81ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f81ef, #6d4fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f81ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 129 239 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.06 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.66 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.35 #b07e10 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4f81ef  rgb(79, 129, 239)  hsl(221, 83%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#efbd4f  rgb(239, 189, 79)  hsl(41, 83%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ef4f81  rgb(239, 79, 129)  hsl(341, 83%, 62%)  French Rose
#81ef4f  rgb(129, 239, 79)  hsl(101, 83%, 62%)  Lawn Green