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#4591C8

#4591c8 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4591c8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 56.86% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.5% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 54.36% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2569

Complementary

  1. #4591c8
  2. #c87c45

Split complementary

  1. #4591c8
  2. #c84550
  3. #c8be45

Analogous

  1. #45c8be
  2. #4591c8
  3. #4550c8

Triadic

  1. #4591c8
  2. #c84591
  3. #91c845

Tetradic

  1. #4591c8
  2. #7c45c8
  3. #c87c45
  4. #91c845

Square

  1. #4591c8
  2. #be45c8
  3. #c87c45
  4. #50c845

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3f5a
  2. #2c6995
  3. #4591c8
  4. #80b4d9
  5. #bbd7eb

Shades

#4591c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4591c8
  2. #3e83b4
  3. #3774a0
  4. #30668c
  5. #295778
  6. #234964
  7. #1c3a50
  8. #152c3c
  9. #0e1d28
  10. #070f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4591c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4591c8
  2. #589cce
  3. #6aa7d3
  4. #7db2d9
  5. #8fbdde
  6. #a2c8e4
  7. #b5d3e9
  8. #c7deef
  9. #dae9f4
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4591c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4591c8
  2. #4b8fc1
  3. #518eba
  4. #578cb2
  5. #5d8aab
  6. #6389a4
  7. #68879d
  8. #6e8596
  9. #74838e
  10. #7a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7892ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6685c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6892c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4591c8 {
  color: #4591c8;
}
Background
.bg-4591c8 {
  background-color: #4591c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4591c8 {
  border: 2px solid #4591c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4591c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 145 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4591c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4591c8, #4550c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4591c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 145 200 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #ba6e37 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4591c8  rgb(69, 145, 200)  hsl(205, 54%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#c87c45  rgb(200, 124, 69)  hsl(25, 54%, 53%)  Bronze
#c84591  rgb(200, 69, 145)  hsl(325, 54%, 53%)  Mulberry
#91c845  rgb(145, 200, 69)  hsl(85, 54%, 53%)  Yellow Green