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#4ADEFE

#4adefe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4adefe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 87.06% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.87% cyan, 12.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 190.67°, with 98.9% saturation and 64.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.6085

Complementary

  1. #4adefe
  2. #fe6a4a

Split complementary

  1. #4adefe
  2. #fe4a84
  3. #fec44a

Analogous

  1. #4afec4
  2. #4adefe
  3. #4a84fe

Triadic

  1. #4adefe
  2. #fe4ade
  3. #defe4a

Tetradic

  1. #4adefe
  2. #6a4afe
  3. #fe6a4a
  4. #defe4a

Square

  1. #4adefe
  2. #c44afe
  3. #fe6a4a
  4. #84fe4a

Monochromatic

  1. #018fae
  2. #01cefa
  3. #4adefe
  4. #96ecfe
  5. #e2faff

Shades

#4adefe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4adefe
  2. #43c8e5
  3. #3bb2cb
  4. #349bb2
  5. #2c8598
  6. #256f7f
  7. #1e5966
  8. #16434c
  9. #0f2c33
  10. #071619
  11. #000000

Tints

#4adefe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4adefe
  2. #5ce1fe
  3. #6ee5fe
  4. #80e8fe
  5. #92ebfe
  6. #a5efff
  7. #b7f2ff
  8. #c9f5ff
  9. #dbf8ff
  10. #edfcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4adefe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4adefe
  2. #4fd5f1
  3. #55cbe5
  4. #5ac2d8
  5. #60b8cc
  6. #65afbf
  7. #6aa6b2
  8. #709ca6
  9. #759399
  10. #7b898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d4e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc5fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4daff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91cffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4adefe {
  color: #4adefe;
}
Background
.bg-4adefe {
  background-color: #4adefe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4adefe {
  border: 2px solid #4adefe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4adefe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 222 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4adefe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4adefe, #4a84fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4adefe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 222 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.65 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.85 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.92 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.04 #b52101 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4adefe  rgb(74, 222, 254)  hsl(191, 99%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#fe6a4a  rgb(254, 106, 74)  hsl(11, 99%, 64%)  Tomato
#fe4ade  rgb(254, 74, 222)  hsl(311, 99%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#defe4a  rgb(222, 254, 74)  hsl(71, 99%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow