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#4FA0B2

#4fa0b2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4fa0b2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 62.75% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.62% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, with 39.13% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.13.

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Relative luminance0.3002

Complementary

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #b2614f

Split complementary

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #b24f6e
  3. #b2924f

Analogous

  1. #4fb292
  2. #4fa0b2
  3. #4f6eb2

Triadic

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #b24fa0
  3. #a0b24f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #614fb2
  3. #b2614f
  4. #a0b24f

Square

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #924fb2
  3. #b2614f
  4. #6eb24f

Monochromatic

  1. #204148
  2. #37717e
  3. #4fa0b2
  4. #84bdc9
  5. #b9d9e1

Shades

#4fa0b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #4790a0
  3. #3f808e
  4. #37707d
  5. #2f606b
  6. #285059
  7. #204047
  8. #183035
  9. #102024
  10. #081012
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa0b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #61aaba
  3. #72b3c1
  4. #84bdc9
  5. #95c6d1
  6. #a7d0d9
  7. #b9d9e0
  8. #cae3e8
  9. #dcecf0
  10. #edf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa0b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa0b2
  2. #549dad
  3. #599aa8
  4. #5e96a3
  5. #63939e
  6. #689099
  7. #6c8d94
  8. #718a8f
  9. #76868a
  10. #7b8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f99a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939bb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8490b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d9db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7297b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2da4ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa0b2 {
  color: #4fa0b2;
}
Background
.bg-4fa0b2 {
  background-color: #4fa0b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa0b2 {
  border: 2px solid #4fa0b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa0b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 160 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa0b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa0b2, #4f6eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa0b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 160 178 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.18 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.85 #b05f4d Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4fa0b2  rgb(79, 160, 178)  hsl(191, 39%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#b2614f  rgb(178, 97, 79)  hsl(11, 39%, 50%)  Redwood
#b24fa0  rgb(178, 79, 160)  hsl(311, 39%, 50%)  Mulberry
#a0b24f  rgb(160, 178, 79)  hsl(71, 39%, 50%)  Apple Green