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#4792C2

#4792c2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4792c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 57.25% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.4% cyan, 24.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 203.41°, with 50.2% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #4792c2
  2. #c27747

Split complementary

  1. #4792c2
  2. #c24755
  3. #c2b447

Analogous

  1. #47c2b4
  2. #4792c2
  3. #4755c2

Triadic

  1. #4792c2
  2. #c24792
  3. #92c247

Tetradic

  1. #4792c2
  2. #7747c2
  3. #c27747
  4. #92c247

Square

  1. #4792c2
  2. #b447c2
  3. #c27747
  4. #55c247

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3e54
  2. #2f698e
  3. #4792c2
  4. #80b4d5
  5. #bad6e8

Shades

#4792c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4792c2
  2. #4083af
  3. #39759b
  4. #326688
  5. #2b5874
  6. #244961
  7. #1c3a4e
  8. #152c3a
  9. #0e1d27
  10. #070f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4792c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4792c2
  2. #599dc8
  3. #6ca8ce
  4. #7eb3d4
  5. #91beda
  6. #a3c9e1
  7. #b5d3e7
  8. #c8deed
  9. #dae9f3
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4792c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4792c2
  2. #4d90bb
  3. #528eb5
  4. #588dae
  5. #5e8ba8
  6. #6489a1
  7. #69879a
  8. #6f8594
  9. #75848d
  10. #7a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c92c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b86c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b92c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f8bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0599b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4792c2 {
  color: #4792c2;
}
Background
.bg-4792c2 {
  background-color: #4792c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4792c2 {
  border: 2px solid #4792c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4792c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 146 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 50% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4792c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4792c2, #4755c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4792c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 146 194 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.92 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.98 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.56 #b86d3d Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4792c2  rgb(71, 146, 194)  hsl(203, 50%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c27747  rgb(194, 119, 71)  hsl(23, 50%, 52%)  Copper
#c24792  rgb(194, 71, 146)  hsl(323, 50%, 52%)  Mulberry
#92c247  rgb(146, 194, 71)  hsl(83, 50%, 52%)  Yellow Green