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#4AC4E9

#4ac4e9 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4ac4e9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 76.86% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.24% cyan, 15.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 193.96°, with 78.33% saturation and 60.2% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4682

Complementary

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #e96f4a

Split complementary

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #e94a75
  3. #e9bf4a

Analogous

  1. #4ae9bf
  2. #4ac4e9
  3. #4a75e9

Triadic

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #e94ac4
  3. #c4e94a

Tetradic

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #6f4ae9
  3. #e96f4a
  4. #c4e94a

Square

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #bf4ae9
  3. #e96f4a
  4. #75e94a

Monochromatic

  1. #116d89
  2. #19a4ce
  3. #4ac4e9
  4. #8edaf1
  5. #d2f0fa

Shades

#4ac4e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #43b0d2
  3. #3b9dba
  4. #3489a3
  5. #2c768c
  6. #256275
  7. #1e4e5d
  8. #163b46
  9. #0f272f
  10. #071417
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ac4e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #5ccaeb
  3. #6ed0ed
  4. #80d6f0
  5. #92dcf2
  6. #a5e2f4
  7. #b7e7f6
  8. #c9edf8
  9. #dbf3fb
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ac4e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ac4e9
  2. #4fbddf
  3. #55b6d4
  4. #5ab0ca
  5. #60a9bf
  6. #65a2b5
  7. #6a9baa
  8. #7094a0
  9. #758e95
  10. #7b878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aebfeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98afe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91c1ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b8e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ac4e9 {
  color: #4ac4e9;
}
Background
.bg-4ac4e9 {
  background-color: #4ac4e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ac4e9 {
  border: 2px solid #4ac4e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ac4e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 196 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ac4e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ac4e9, #4a75e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ac4e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 196 233 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.27 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.41 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.59 #b53b16 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4ac4e9  rgb(74, 196, 233)  hsl(194, 78%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#e96f4a  rgb(233, 111, 74)  hsl(14, 78%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#e94ac4  rgb(233, 74, 196)  hsl(314, 78%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e94a  rgb(196, 233, 74)  hsl(74, 78%, 60%)  June Bud