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#4A8DFD

#4a8dfd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a8dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.75% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.54°, with 97.81% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.276

Complementary

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #fdba4a

Split complementary

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #fd614a
  3. #e7fd4a

Analogous

  1. #4ae7fd
  2. #4a8dfd
  3. #614afd

Triadic

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #fd4a8d
  3. #8dfd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #ba4afd
  3. #fdba4a
  4. #8dfd4a

Square

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #fd4ae7
  3. #fdba4a
  4. #4afd61

Monochromatic

  1. #0242ac
  2. #035ef8
  3. #4a8dfd
  4. #96bdfe
  5. #e1ecff

Shades

#4a8dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #437fe4
  3. #3b71ca
  4. #3463b1
  5. #2c5598
  6. #25477f
  7. #1e3865
  8. #162a4c
  9. #0f1c33
  10. #070e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a8dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #5c98fd
  3. #6ea4fd
  4. #80affe
  5. #92bbfe
  6. #a5c6fe
  7. #b7d1fe
  8. #c9ddfe
  9. #dbe8ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a8dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a8dfd
  2. #4f8cf1
  3. #558ae4
  4. #5a89d8
  5. #6088cb
  6. #6587bf
  7. #6a85b2
  8. #7084a6
  9. #758399
  10. #7b818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8ec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5498ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3188fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5094ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c8afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a8dfd {
  color: #4a8dfd;
}
Background
.bg-4a8dfd {
  background-color: #4a8dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a8dfd {
  border: 2px solid #4a8dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a8dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a8dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a8dfd, #614afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a8dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.58 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.78 #b57202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4a8dfd  rgb(74, 141, 253)  hsl(218, 98%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#fdba4a  rgb(253, 186, 74)  hsl(38, 98%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#fd4a8d  rgb(253, 74, 141)  hsl(338, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#8dfd4a  rgb(141, 253, 74)  hsl(98, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green