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#4E8AEE

#4e8aee ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e8aee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.23% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2597

Complementary

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #eeb24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #ee624e
  3. #daee4e

Analogous

  1. #4edaee
  2. #4e8aee
  3. #624eee

Triadic

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #ee4e8a
  3. #8aee4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #b24eee
  3. #eeb24e
  4. #8aee4e

Square

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #ee4eda
  3. #eeb24e
  4. #4eee62

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4195
  2. #155fdb
  3. #4e8aee
  4. #94b8f5
  5. #dae6fb

Shades

#4e8aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #467cd6
  3. #3e6ebe
  4. #3761a7
  5. #2f538f
  6. #274577
  7. #1f375f
  8. #172947
  9. #101c30
  10. #080e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #6096f0
  3. #71a1f1
  4. #83adf3
  5. #95b9f5
  6. #a7c5f7
  7. #b8d0f8
  8. #cadcfa
  9. #dce8fc
  10. #edf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8aee
  2. #5389e3
  3. #5888d8
  4. #5d87cd
  5. #6286c2
  6. #6785b7
  7. #6c84ac
  8. #7183a1
  9. #768296
  10. #7b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b93f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4085ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5690f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4687ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8aee {
  color: #4e8aee;
}
Background
.bg-4e8aee {
  background-color: #4e8aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8aee {
  border: 2px solid #4e8aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8aee, #624eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 238 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.90 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.51 #b17511 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#4e8aee  rgb(78, 138, 238)  hsl(218, 82%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#eeb24e  rgb(238, 178, 78)  hsl(38, 82%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#ee4e8a  rgb(238, 78, 138)  hsl(338, 82%, 62%)  French Rose
#8aee4e  rgb(138, 238, 78)  hsl(98, 82%, 62%)  Lawn Green