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#4EADE2

#4eade2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4eade2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 67.84% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.49% cyan, 23.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 201.49°, with 71.84% saturation and 59.61% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #4eade2
  2. #e2834e

Split complementary

  1. #4eade2
  2. #e24e63
  3. #e2cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4ee2cd
  2. #4eade2
  3. #4e63e2

Triadic

  1. #4eade2
  2. #e24ead
  3. #ade24e

Tetradic

  1. #4eade2
  2. #834ee2
  3. #e2834e
  4. #ade24e

Square

  1. #4eade2
  2. #cd4ee2
  3. #e2834e
  4. #63e24e

Monochromatic

  1. #155b82
  2. #2089c3
  3. #4eade2
  4. #90cbed
  5. #d1eaf8

Shades

#4eade2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eade2
  2. #469ccb
  3. #3e8ab5
  4. #37799e
  5. #2f6888
  6. #275771
  7. #1f455a
  8. #173444
  9. #10232d
  10. #081117
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eade2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eade2
  2. #60b5e5
  3. #71bde8
  4. #83c6eb
  5. #95ceee
  6. #a7d6f1
  7. #b8def3
  8. #cae6f6
  9. #dceff9
  10. #edf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eade2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eade2
  2. #53a9d8
  3. #58a4ce
  4. #5da0c5
  5. #629bbb
  6. #6797b1
  7. #6c92a7
  8. #718e9d
  9. #768994
  10. #7b858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa8c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94ace4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #809de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eace4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa4e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eade2 {
  color: #4eade2;
}
Background
.bg-4eade2 {
  background-color: #4eade2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eade2 {
  border: 2px solid #4eade2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eade2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 173 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eade2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eade2, #4e63e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eade2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 173 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.27 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.72 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.51 #b1521d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4eade2  rgb(78, 173, 226)  hsl(201, 72%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#e2834e  rgb(226, 131, 78)  hsl(21, 72%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#e24ead  rgb(226, 78, 173)  hsl(321, 72%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#ade24e  rgb(173, 226, 78)  hsl(81, 72%, 60%)  Inchworm