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#4A94DE

#4a94de ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a94de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 69.16% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2791

Complementary

  1. #4a94de
  2. #de944a

Split complementary

  1. #4a94de
  2. #de4a4a
  3. #dede4a

Analogous

  1. #4adede
  2. #4a94de
  3. #4a4ade

Triadic

  1. #4a94de
  2. #de4a94
  3. #94de4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a94de
  2. #944ade
  3. #de944a
  4. #94de4a

Square

  1. #4a94de
  2. #de4ade
  3. #de944a
  4. #4ade4a

Monochromatic

  1. #164879
  2. #226eba
  3. #4a94de
  4. #8bbaea
  5. #cbe1f6

Shades

#4a94de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a94de
  2. #4385c8
  3. #3b76b2
  4. #34689b
  5. #2c5985
  6. #254a6f
  7. #1e3b59
  8. #162c43
  9. #0f1e2c
  10. #070f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a94de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a94de
  2. #5c9fe1
  3. #6ea9e5
  4. #80b4e8
  5. #92bfeb
  6. #a5caef
  7. #b7d4f2
  8. #c9dff5
  9. #dbeaf8
  10. #edf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a94de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a94de
  2. #4f92d5
  3. #5590cb
  4. #5a8ec2
  5. #608cb8
  6. #658aaf
  7. #6a88a6
  8. #70869c
  9. #758493
  10. #7b8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a92b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7398e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8add ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6596e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #578edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a94de {
  color: #4a94de;
}
Background
.bg-4a94de {
  background-color: #4a94de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a94de {
  border: 2px solid #4a94de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a94de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a94de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a94de, #4a4ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a94de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.76 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.51 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.98 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.35 #b56b21 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4a94de  rgb(74, 148, 222)  hsl(210, 69%, 58%)  Bleu de France
#de944a  rgb(222, 148, 74)  hsl(30, 69%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#de4a94  rgb(222, 74, 148)  hsl(330, 69%, 58%)  Mulberry
#94de4a  rgb(148, 222, 74)  hsl(90, 69%, 58%)  Inchworm