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#4FAAF5

#4faaf5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4faaf5 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 66.67% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.76% cyan, 30.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 207.11°, with 89.25% saturation and 63.53% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #f59a4f

Split complementary

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #f54f57
  3. #f5ed4f

Analogous

  1. #4ff5ed
  2. #4faaf5
  3. #4f57f5

Triadic

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #f54faa
  3. #aaf54f

Tetradic

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #9a4ff5
  3. #f59a4f
  4. #aaf54f

Square

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #ed4ff5
  3. #f59a4f
  4. #57f54f

Monochromatic

  1. #095da2
  2. #0d86ea
  3. #4faaf5
  4. #97cdf9
  5. #e0f0fd

Shades

#4faaf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #4799dd
  3. #3f88c4
  4. #3777ac
  5. #2f6693
  6. #28557b
  7. #204462
  8. #18334a
  9. #102231
  10. #081119
  11. #000000

Tints

#4faaf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #61b3f6
  3. #72bbf7
  4. #84c4f8
  5. #95ccf9
  6. #a7d5fa
  7. #b9ddfb
  8. #cae6fc
  9. #dceefd
  10. #edf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4faaf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4faaf5
  2. #54a6e9
  3. #59a2de
  4. #5e9dd2
  5. #6399c6
  6. #6895bb
  7. #6c91af
  8. #718da3
  9. #768897
  10. #7b848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa6c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88adf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719df4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76acf7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a2f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4faaf5 {
  color: #4faaf5;
}
Background
.bg-4faaf5 {
  background-color: #4faaf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4faaf5 {
  border: 2px solid #4faaf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4faaf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 170 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 89% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4faaf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4faaf5, #4f57f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4faaf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 170 245 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.00 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.71 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.82 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.94 #b0550a Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4faaf5  rgb(79, 170, 245)  hsl(207, 89%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#f59a4f  rgb(245, 154, 79)  hsl(27, 89%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#f54faa  rgb(245, 79, 170)  hsl(327, 89%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#aaf54f  rgb(170, 245, 79)  hsl(87, 89%, 64%)  Inchworm