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#4591BC

#4591bc ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4591bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 56.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.3% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.68°, with 47.04% saturation and 50.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #4591bc
  2. #bc7045

Split complementary

  1. #4591bc
  2. #bc4555
  3. #bcab45

Analogous

  1. #45bcab
  2. #4591bc
  3. #4555bc

Triadic

  1. #4591bc
  2. #bc4591
  3. #91bc45

Tetradic

  1. #4591bc
  2. #7045bc
  3. #bc7045
  4. #91bc45

Square

  1. #4591bc
  2. #ab45bc
  3. #bc7045
  4. #55bc45

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3b4c
  2. #306685
  3. #4591bc
  4. #7db2d0
  5. #b5d4e5

Shades

#4591bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4591bc
  2. #3e83a9
  3. #377496
  4. #306684
  5. #295771
  6. #23495e
  7. #1c3a4b
  8. #152c38
  9. #0e1d26
  10. #070f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4591bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4591bc
  2. #589cc3
  3. #6aa7c9
  4. #7db2d0
  5. #8fbdd7
  6. #a2c8de
  7. #b5d3e4
  8. #c7deeb
  9. #dae9f2
  10. #ecf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4591bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4591bc
  2. #4b8fb6
  3. #518eb0
  4. #578caa
  5. #5d8aa4
  6. #63899e
  7. #688798
  8. #6e8592
  9. #74838c
  10. #7a8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d90be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c84bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b90bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f89bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0598ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4591bc {
  color: #4591bc;
}
Background
.bg-4591bc {
  background-color: #4591bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4591bc {
  border: 2px solid #4591bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4591bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 145 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4591bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4591bc, #4555bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4591bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 145 188 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.33 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.67 #ba6e43 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#4591bc  rgb(69, 145, 188)  hsl(202, 47%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#bc7045  rgb(188, 112, 69)  hsl(22, 47%, 50%)  Copper
#bc4591  rgb(188, 69, 145)  hsl(322, 47%, 50%)  Mulberry
#91bc45  rgb(145, 188, 69)  hsl(82, 47%, 50%)  Apple Green