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#4EAAEF

#4eaaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4eaaef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.36% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.366

Complementary

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #ef934e

Split complementary

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #ef4e5a
  3. #efe34e

Analogous

  1. #4eefe3
  2. #4eaaef
  3. #4e5aef

Triadic

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #ef4eaa
  3. #aaef4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #934eef
  3. #ef934e
  4. #aaef4e

Square

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #e34eef
  3. #ef934e
  4. #5aef4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5c96
  2. #1487dd
  3. #4eaaef
  4. #94ccf5
  5. #daedfc

Shades

#4eaaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #4699d7
  3. #3e88bf
  4. #3777a7
  5. #2f668f
  6. #275578
  7. #1f4460
  8. #173348
  9. #102230
  10. #081118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eaaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #60b3f1
  3. #71bbf2
  4. #83c4f4
  5. #95ccf5
  6. #a7d5f7
  7. #b8ddf9
  8. #cae6fa
  9. #dceefc
  10. #edf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eaaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eaaef
  2. #53a6e4
  3. #58a2d9
  4. #5d9dce
  5. #6299c3
  6. #6795b8
  7. #6c91ac
  8. #718da1
  9. #768896
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8bacf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #759cee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77abf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eaaef {
  color: #4eaaef;
}
Background
.bg-4eaaef {
  background-color: #4eaaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eaaef {
  border: 2px solid #4eaaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eaaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eaaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eaaef, #4e5aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eaaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.81 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.85 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.32 #b15510 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4eaaef  rgb(78, 170, 239)  hsl(206, 83%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ef934e  rgb(239, 147, 78)  hsl(26, 83%, 62%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef4eaa  rgb(239, 78, 170)  hsl(326, 83%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#aaef4e  rgb(170, 239, 78)  hsl(86, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm