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#4FA4E2

#4fa4e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4fa4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.04% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 205.31°, with 71.71% saturation and 59.8% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.337

Complementary

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #e28d4f

Split complementary

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #e24f5a
  3. #e2d74f

Analogous

  1. #4fe2d7
  2. #4fa4e2
  3. #4f5ae2

Triadic

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #e24fa4
  3. #a4e24f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #8d4fe2
  3. #e28d4f
  4. #a4e24f

Square

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #d74fe2
  3. #e28d4f
  4. #5ae24f

Monochromatic

  1. #155582
  2. #207fc4
  3. #4fa4e2
  4. #91c6ed
  5. #d2e8f8

Shades

#4fa4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #4794cb
  3. #3f83b5
  4. #37739e
  5. #2f6288
  6. #285271
  7. #20425a
  8. #183144
  9. #10212d
  10. #081017
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #61ade5
  3. #72b6e8
  4. #84bfeb
  5. #95c8ee
  6. #a7d2f1
  7. #b9dbf3
  8. #cae4f6
  9. #dcedf9
  10. #edf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa4e2
  2. #54a0d8
  3. #599dce
  4. #5e99c5
  5. #6396bb
  6. #6892b1
  7. #6c8ea7
  8. #718b9d
  9. #768794
  10. #7b848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7497e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a5e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa4e2 {
  color: #4fa4e2;
}
Background
.bg-4fa4e2 {
  background-color: #4fa4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4fa4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa4e2, #4f5ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.47 #b05b1d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#4fa4e2  rgb(79, 164, 226)  hsl(205, 72%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#e28d4f  rgb(226, 141, 79)  hsl(25, 72%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#e24fa4  rgb(226, 79, 164)  hsl(325, 72%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#a4e24f  rgb(164, 226, 79)  hsl(85, 72%, 60%)  Inchworm