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#4792C3

#4792c3 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4792c3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.59% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 203.71°, with 50.82% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2584

Complementary

  1. #4792c3
  2. #c37847

Split complementary

  1. #4792c3
  2. #c34754
  3. #c3b647

Analogous

  1. #47c3b6
  2. #4792c3
  3. #4754c3

Triadic

  1. #4792c3
  2. #c34792
  3. #92c347

Tetradic

  1. #4792c3
  2. #7847c3
  3. #c37847
  4. #92c347

Square

  1. #4792c3
  2. #b647c3
  3. #c37847
  4. #54c347

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3f55
  2. #2f698f
  3. #4792c3
  4. #81b4d6
  5. #bad6e9

Shades

#4792c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4792c3
  2. #4083b0
  3. #39759c
  4. #326689
  5. #2b5875
  6. #244962
  7. #1c3a4e
  8. #152c3b
  9. #0e1d27
  10. #070f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4792c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4792c3
  2. #599dc9
  3. #6ca8cf
  4. #7eb3d5
  5. #91bedb
  6. #a3c9e1
  7. #b5d3e7
  8. #c8deed
  9. #dae9f3
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4792c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4792c3
  2. #4d90bc
  3. #528eb6
  4. #588daf
  5. #5e8ba8
  6. #6489a2
  7. #69879b
  8. #6f8594
  9. #75848d
  10. #7a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #768ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c92c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b86c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a92c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8bc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #039ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4792c3 {
  color: #4792c3;
}
Background
.bg-4792c3 {
  background-color: #4792c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4792c3 {
  border: 2px solid #4792c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4792c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 146 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 51% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4792c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4792c3, #4754c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4792c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 146 195 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.51 #b86d3c Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4792c3  rgb(71, 146, 195)  hsl(204, 51%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c37847  rgb(195, 120, 71)  hsl(24, 51%, 52%)  Copper
#c34792  rgb(195, 71, 146)  hsl(324, 51%, 52%)  Mulberry
#92c347  rgb(146, 195, 71)  hsl(84, 51%, 52%)  Yellow Green