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#4E8ADE

#4e8ade ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8ade is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.86% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 215°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.2507

Complementary

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #dea24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #de5a4e
  3. #d2de4e

Analogous

  1. #4ed2de
  2. #4e8ade
  3. #5a4ede

Triadic

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #de4e8a
  3. #8ade4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #a24ede
  3. #dea24e
  4. #8ade4e

Square

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #de4ed2
  3. #dea24e
  4. #4ede5a

Monochromatic

  1. #17417c
  2. #2363bc
  3. #4e8ade
  4. #8eb5ea
  5. #cfdff6

Shades

#4e8ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #467cc8
  3. #3e6eb2
  4. #37619b
  5. #2f5385
  6. #27456f
  7. #1f3759
  8. #172943
  9. #101c2c
  10. #080e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #6096e1
  3. #71a1e5
  4. #83ade8
  5. #95b9eb
  6. #a7c5ef
  7. #b8d0f2
  8. #cadcf5
  9. #dce8f8
  10. #edf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8ade
  2. #5389d5
  3. #5888cb
  4. #5d87c2
  5. #6286b8
  6. #6785af
  7. #6c84a6
  8. #71839c
  9. #768293
  10. #7b8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7689b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6591e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5083dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c8ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f86dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8ade {
  color: #4e8ade;
}
Background
.bg-4e8ade {
  background-color: #4e8ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8ade {
  border: 2px solid #4e8ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8ade, #5a4ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 222 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.05 #b17521 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8ade  rgb(78, 138, 222)  hsl(215, 69%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#dea24e  rgb(222, 162, 78)  hsl(35, 69%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#de4e8a  rgb(222, 78, 138)  hsl(335, 69%, 59%)  Blush
#8ade4e  rgb(138, 222, 78)  hsl(95, 69%, 59%)  Inchworm