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#4E8AEB

#4e8aeb ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8aeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.81% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 217.07°, with 79.7% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #ebaf4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #eb604e
  3. #d9eb4e

Analogous

  1. #4ed9eb
  2. #4e8aeb
  3. #604eeb

Triadic

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #eb4e8a
  3. #8aeb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #af4eeb
  3. #ebaf4e
  4. #8aeb4e

Square

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #eb4ed9
  3. #ebaf4e
  4. #4eeb60

Monochromatic

  1. #104190
  2. #1860d4
  3. #4e8aeb
  4. #93b7f3
  5. #d7e5fb

Shades

#4e8aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #467cd4
  3. #3e6ebc
  4. #3761a5
  5. #2f538d
  6. #274576
  7. #1f375e
  8. #172947
  9. #101c2f
  10. #080e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #6096ed
  3. #71a1ef
  4. #83adf1
  5. #95b9f3
  6. #a7c5f5
  7. #b8d0f7
  8. #cadcf9
  9. #dce8fb
  10. #edf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8aeb
  2. #5389e0
  3. #5888d6
  4. #5d87cb
  5. #6286c0
  6. #6785b6
  7. #6c84ab
  8. #7183a0
  9. #768295
  10. #7b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778bb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d93ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4484e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4887ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8aeb {
  color: #4e8aeb;
}
Background
.bg-4e8aeb {
  background-color: #4e8aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8aeb {
  border: 2px solid #4e8aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8aeb, #604eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.55 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.90 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.24 #b17514 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8aeb  rgb(78, 138, 235)  hsl(217, 80%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#ebaf4e  rgb(235, 175, 78)  hsl(37, 80%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#eb4e8a  rgb(235, 78, 138)  hsl(337, 80%, 61%)  French Rose
#8aeb4e  rgb(138, 235, 78)  hsl(97, 80%, 61%)  Inchworm