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#4E95CD

#4e95cd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e95cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 58.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.46°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2752

Complementary

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #cd864e

Split complementary

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #cd4e55
  3. #cdc64e

Analogous

  1. #4ecdc6
  2. #4e95cd
  3. #4e55cd

Triadic

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #cd4e95
  3. #95cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #864ecd
  3. #cd864e
  4. #95cd4e

Square

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #c64ecd
  3. #cd864e
  4. #55cd4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4565
  2. #2d6ea1
  3. #4e95cd
  4. #8ab9de
  5. #c5dcef

Shades

#4e95cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #4686b9
  3. #3e77a4
  4. #376890
  5. #2f597b
  6. #274b67
  7. #1f3c52
  8. #172d3e
  9. #101e29
  10. #080f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e95cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #60a0d2
  3. #71aad7
  4. #83b5dc
  5. #95bfe1
  6. #a7cae6
  7. #b8d5eb
  8. #cadff0
  9. #dceaf5
  10. #edf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e95cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e95cd
  2. #5393c5
  3. #5891be
  4. #5d8fb6
  5. #628dae
  6. #678ba7
  7. #6c889f
  8. #718697
  9. #76848f
  10. #7b8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a92ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c96d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d96cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #179db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e95cd {
  color: #4e95cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e95cd {
  background-color: #4e95cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e95cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e95cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e95cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 149 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e95cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e95cd, #4e55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e95cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 149 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.43 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.66 #b16a32 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4e95cd  rgb(78, 149, 205)  hsl(206, 56%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#cd864e  rgb(205, 134, 78)  hsl(26, 56%, 55%)  Peru
#cd4e95  rgb(205, 78, 149)  hsl(326, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry
#95cd4e  rgb(149, 205, 78)  hsl(86, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green