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#4FA2EF

#4fa2ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4fa2ef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 63.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 32.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.88°, with 83.33% saturation and 62.35% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3373

Complementary

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #ef9c4f

Split complementary

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #ef4f52
  3. #efec4f

Analogous

  1. #4fefec
  2. #4fa2ef
  3. #4f52ef

Triadic

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #ef4fa2
  3. #a2ef4f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #9c4fef
  3. #ef9c4f
  4. #a2ef4f

Square

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #ec4fef
  3. #ef9c4f
  4. #52ef4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5597
  2. #147cdd
  3. #4fa2ef
  4. #95c7f5
  5. #dbecfc

Shades

#4fa2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #4792d7
  3. #3f82bf
  4. #3771a7
  5. #2f618f
  6. #285178
  7. #204160
  8. #183148
  9. #102030
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #61abf1
  3. #72b5f2
  4. #84bef4
  5. #95c7f5
  6. #a7d1f7
  7. #b9daf9
  8. #cae3fa
  9. #dcecfc
  10. #edf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa2ef
  2. #549fe4
  3. #599bd9
  4. #5e98ce
  5. #6394c3
  6. #6891b8
  7. #6c8eac
  8. #718aa1
  9. #768796
  10. #7b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859fc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80a5f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a96ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70a4f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #609bee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa2ef {
  color: #4fa2ef;
}
Background
.bg-4fa2ef {
  background-color: #4fa2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa2ef {
  border: 2px solid #4fa2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 162 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa2ef, #4f52ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 162 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.26 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.18 #b05d10 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4fa2ef  rgb(79, 162, 239)  hsl(209, 83%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ef9c4f  rgb(239, 156, 79)  hsl(29, 83%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#ef4fa2  rgb(239, 79, 162)  hsl(329, 83%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2ef4f  rgb(162, 239, 79)  hsl(89, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm