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#4E91C2

#4e91c2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e91c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 25.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 205.34°, with 48.74% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2577

Complementary

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #c27f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #c24e57
  3. #c2b94e

Analogous

  1. #4ec2b9
  2. #4e91c2
  3. #4e57c2

Triadic

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #c24e91
  3. #91c24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #7f4ec2
  3. #c27f4e
  4. #91c24e

Square

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #b94ec2
  3. #c27f4e
  4. #57c24e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4058
  2. #326991
  3. #4e91c2
  4. #87b4d6
  5. #c0d8e9

Shades

#4e91c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #4683af
  3. #3e749b
  4. #376688
  5. #2f5774
  6. #274961
  7. #1f3a4e
  8. #172c3a
  9. #101d27
  10. #080f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e91c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #609cc8
  3. #71a7ce
  4. #83b2d4
  5. #95bdda
  6. #a7c8e1
  7. #b8d3e7
  8. #cadeed
  9. #dce9f3
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e91c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e91c2
  2. #538fbb
  3. #588eb5
  4. #5d8cae
  5. #628aa8
  6. #6789a1
  7. #6c879a
  8. #718594
  9. #76838d
  10. #7b8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b91c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c86c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c91c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2398b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e91c2 {
  color: #4e91c2;
}
Background
.bg-4e91c2 {
  background-color: #4e91c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e91c2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e91c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e91c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 145 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e91c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e91c2, #4e57c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e91c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 145 194 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.94 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.21 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.29 #b16e3d Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4e91c2  rgb(78, 145, 194)  hsl(205, 49%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#c27f4e  rgb(194, 127, 78)  hsl(25, 49%, 53%)  Raw Sienna
#c24e91  rgb(194, 78, 145)  hsl(325, 49%, 53%)  Mulberry
#91c24e  rgb(145, 194, 78)  hsl(85, 49%, 53%)  Yellow Green