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#4EAFBB

#4eafbb ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4eafbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 68.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 186.61°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3587

Complementary

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #bb5a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #bb4e78
  3. #bb914e

Analogous

  1. #4ebb91
  2. #4eafbb
  3. #4e78bb

Triadic

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #bb4eaf
  3. #afbb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #5a4ebb
  3. #bb5a4e
  4. #afbb4e

Square

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #914ebb
  3. #bb5a4e
  4. #78bb4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4b51
  2. #347f88
  3. #4eafbb
  4. #85c8d0
  5. #bde1e5

Shades

#4eafbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #469ea8
  3. #3e8c96
  4. #377b83
  5. #2f6970
  6. #27585e
  7. #1f464b
  8. #173538
  9. #102325
  10. #081213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eafbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #60b7c2
  3. #71bfc9
  4. #83c7cf
  5. #95cfd6
  6. #a7d7dd
  7. #b8dfe4
  8. #cae7eb
  9. #dceff1
  10. #edf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eafbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eafbb
  2. #53aab5
  3. #58a6af
  4. #5da1a9
  5. #629ca3
  6. #67989e
  7. #6c9398
  8. #718e92
  9. #76898c
  10. #7b8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919cbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88abbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20b3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eafbb {
  color: #4eafbb;
}
Background
.bg-4eafbb {
  background-color: #4eafbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eafbb {
  border: 2px solid #4eafbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eafbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 175 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eafbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eafbb, #4e78bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eafbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 175 187 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.48 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.04 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.48 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.74 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.86 #b15044 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4eafbb  rgb(78, 175, 187)  hsl(187, 44%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#bb5a4e  rgb(187, 90, 78)  hsl(7, 44%, 52%)  Redwood
#bb4eaf  rgb(187, 78, 175)  hsl(307, 44%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#afbb4e  rgb(175, 187, 78)  hsl(67, 44%, 52%)  Dark Khaki