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#4591CD

#4591cd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4591cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.47°, with 57.63% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #4591cd
  2. #cd8145

Split complementary

  1. #4591cd
  2. #cd454d
  3. #cdc545

Analogous

  1. #45cdc5
  2. #4591cd
  3. #454dcd

Triadic

  1. #4591cd
  2. #cd4591
  3. #91cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4591cd
  2. #8145cd
  3. #cd8145
  4. #91cd45

Square

  1. #4591cd
  2. #c545cd
  3. #cd8145
  4. #4dcd45

Monochromatic

  1. #1a415f
  2. #2a699c
  3. #4591cd
  4. #81b5dd
  5. #bed8ed

Shades

#4591cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4591cd
  2. #3e83b9
  3. #3774a4
  4. #306690
  5. #29577b
  6. #234967
  7. #1c3a52
  8. #152c3e
  9. #0e1d29
  10. #070f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4591cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4591cd
  2. #589cd2
  3. #6aa7d7
  4. #7db2dc
  5. #8fbde1
  6. #a2c8e6
  7. #b5d3eb
  8. #c7def0
  9. #dae9f5
  10. #ecf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4591cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4591cd
  2. #4b8fc5
  3. #518ebe
  4. #578cb6
  5. #5d8aae
  6. #6389a7
  7. #68879f
  8. #6e8597
  9. #74838f
  10. #7a8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7693d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6485cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6692cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4591cd {
  color: #4591cd;
}
Background
.bg-4591cd {
  background-color: #4591cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4591cd {
  border: 2px solid #4591cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4591cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 145 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4591cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4591cd, #454dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4591cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 145 205 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.18 #ba6e32 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4591cd  rgb(69, 145, 205)  hsl(206, 58%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#cd8145  rgb(205, 129, 69)  hsl(26, 58%, 54%)  Peru
#cd4591  rgb(205, 69, 145)  hsl(326, 58%, 54%)  Mulberry
#91cd45  rgb(145, 205, 69)  hsl(86, 58%, 54%)  Yellow Green