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#4FA7F2

#4fa7f2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4fa7f2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 65.49% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.36% cyan, 30.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 207.61°, with 86.24% saturation and 62.94% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.3571

Complementary

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #f29a4f

Split complementary

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #f24f55
  3. #f2ec4f

Analogous

  1. #4ff2ec
  2. #4fa7f2
  3. #4f55f2

Triadic

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #f24fa7
  3. #a7f24f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #9a4ff2
  3. #f29a4f
  4. #a7f24f

Square

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #ec4ff2
  3. #f29a4f
  4. #55f24f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5a9c
  2. #1183e4
  3. #4fa7f2
  4. #96cbf7
  5. #ddeefd

Shades

#4fa7f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #4796da
  3. #3f86c2
  4. #3775a9
  5. #2f6491
  6. #285479
  7. #204361
  8. #183249
  9. #102130
  10. #081118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa7f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #61b0f3
  3. #72b9f5
  4. #84c1f6
  5. #95caf7
  6. #a7d3f9
  7. #b9dcfa
  8. #cae5fb
  9. #dcedfc
  10. #edf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa7f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa7f2
  2. #54a3e7
  3. #599fdb
  4. #5e9bd0
  5. #6397c4
  6. #6894b9
  7. #6c90ae
  8. #718ca2
  9. #768897
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a4c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86aaf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9af1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a9f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #649ff1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa7f2 {
  color: #4fa7f2;
}
Background
.bg-4fa7f2 {
  background-color: #4fa7f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa7f2 {
  border: 2px solid #4fa7f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa7f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 167 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa7f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa7f2, #4f55f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa7f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 167 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.43 #b0580d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4fa7f2  rgb(79, 167, 242)  hsl(208, 86%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#f29a4f  rgb(242, 154, 79)  hsl(28, 86%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#f24fa7  rgb(242, 79, 167)  hsl(328, 86%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#a7f24f  rgb(167, 242, 79)  hsl(88, 86%, 63%)  Inchworm