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#4E82EA

#4e82ea ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e82ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.98% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.2353

Complementary

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #eab64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #ea684e
  3. #d0ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4ed0ea
  2. #4e82ea
  3. #684eea

Triadic

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #ea4e82
  3. #82ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #b64eea
  3. #eab64e
  4. #82ea4e

Square

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #ea4ed0
  3. #eab64e
  4. #4eea68

Monochromatic

  1. #113b8e
  2. #1957d3
  3. #4e82ea
  4. #92b2f2
  5. #d7e3fa

Shades

#4e82ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #4675d3
  3. #3e68bb
  4. #375ba4
  5. #2f4e8c
  6. #274175
  7. #1f345e
  8. #172746
  9. #101a2f
  10. #080d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e82ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #608fec
  3. #719bee
  4. #83a8f0
  5. #95b4f2
  6. #a7c1f5
  7. #b8cdf7
  8. #cadaf9
  9. #dce6fb
  10. #edf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e82ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e82ea
  2. #5382df
  3. #5882d5
  4. #5d81ca
  5. #6281c0
  6. #6781b5
  7. #6c81aa
  8. #7181a0
  9. #768095
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7384b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f8dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f89ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f80e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e82ea {
  color: #4e82ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e82ea {
  background-color: #4e82ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e82ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e82ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e82ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 130 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e82ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e82ea, #684eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e82ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 130 234 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.79 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.99 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.84 #b17d15 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e82ea  rgb(78, 130, 234)  hsl(220, 79%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#eab64e  rgb(234, 182, 78)  hsl(40, 79%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ea4e82  rgb(234, 78, 130)  hsl(340, 79%, 61%)  French Rose
#82ea4e  rgb(130, 234, 78)  hsl(100, 79%, 61%)  Lawn Green