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#4E91C4

#4e91c4 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e91c4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.2% cyan, 26.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.93°, with 50% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2586

Complementary

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #c4814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #c44e56
  3. #c4bc4e

Analogous

  1. #4ec4bc
  2. #4e91c4
  3. #4e56c4

Triadic

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #c44e91
  3. #91c44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #814ec4
  3. #c4814e
  4. #91c44e

Square

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #bc4ec4
  3. #c4814e
  4. #56c44e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e415b
  2. #316994
  3. #4e91c4
  4. #87b5d7
  5. #c1d8ea

Shades

#4e91c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #4683b0
  3. #3e749d
  4. #376689
  5. #2f5776
  6. #274962
  7. #1f3a4e
  8. #172c3b
  9. #101d27
  10. #080f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e91c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #609cca
  3. #71a7d0
  4. #83b2d6
  5. #95bddc
  6. #a7c8e2
  7. #b8d3e7
  8. #cadeed
  9. #dce9f3
  10. #edf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e91c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e91c4
  2. #538fbd
  3. #588eb6
  4. #5d8cb0
  5. #628aa9
  6. #6789a2
  7. #6c879b
  8. #718594
  9. #76838e
  10. #7b8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b92c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b86c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b91c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #608ac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2299b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e91c4 {
  color: #4e91c4;
}
Background
.bg-4e91c4 {
  background-color: #4e91c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e91c4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e91c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e91c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 145 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 50% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e91c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e91c4, #4e56c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e91c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 145 196 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.33 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.24 #b16e3b Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#4e91c4  rgb(78, 145, 196)  hsl(206, 50%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#c4814e  rgb(196, 129, 78)  hsl(26, 50%, 54%)  Peru
#c44e91  rgb(196, 78, 145)  hsl(326, 50%, 54%)  Mulberry
#91c44e  rgb(145, 196, 78)  hsl(86, 50%, 54%)  Yellow Green