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#4E99CD

#4e99cd ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e99cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 60% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 204.57°, 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2881

Complementary

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #cd824e

Split complementary

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #cd4e59
  3. #cdc24e

Analogous

  1. #4ecdc2
  2. #4e99cd
  3. #4e59cd

Triadic

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #cd4e99
  3. #99cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #824ecd
  3. #cd824e
  4. #99cd4e

Square

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #c24ecd
  3. #cd824e
  4. #59cd4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4865
  2. #2d72a1
  3. #4e99cd
  4. #8abbde
  5. #c5deef

Shades

#4e99cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #468ab9
  3. #3e7aa4
  4. #376b90
  5. #2f5c7b
  6. #274d67
  7. #1f3d52
  8. #172e3e
  9. #101f29
  10. #080f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e99cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #60a3d2
  3. #71add7
  4. #83b8dc
  5. #95c2e1
  6. #a7cce6
  7. #b8d6eb
  8. #cae0f0
  9. #dcebf5
  10. #edf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e99cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #5397c5
  3. #5894be
  4. #5d92b6
  5. #628fae
  6. #678da7
  7. #6c8a9f
  8. #718897
  9. #76858f
  10. #7b8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d95ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8299cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7099ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6492cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15a1b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e99cd {
  color: #4e99cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e99cd {
  background-color: #4e99cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e99cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e99cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e99cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 153 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e99cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e99cd, #4e59cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e99cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 153 205 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.07 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.93 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.72 #b16632 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4e99cd  rgb(78, 153, 205)  hsl(205, 56%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#cd824e  rgb(205, 130, 78)  hsl(25, 56%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#cd4e99  rgb(205, 78, 153)  hsl(325, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry
#99cd4e  rgb(153, 205, 78)  hsl(85, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green