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#4BBAEF

#4bbaef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bbaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 72.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 22.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 199.39°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.4285

Complementary

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #ef804b

Split complementary

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #ef4b68
  3. #efd24b

Analogous

  1. #4befd2
  2. #4bbaef
  3. #4b68ef

Triadic

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #ef4bba
  3. #baef4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #804bef
  3. #ef804b
  4. #baef4b

Square

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #d24bef
  3. #ef804b
  4. #68ef4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6894
  2. #139ada
  3. #4bbaef
  4. #91d5f5
  5. #d8f0fb

Shades

#4bbaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #44a7d7
  3. #3c95bf
  4. #3582a7
  5. #2d708f
  6. #265d78
  7. #1e4a60
  8. #173848
  9. #0f2530
  10. #081318
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bbaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #5dc1f1
  3. #6fc8f2
  4. #81cff4
  5. #93d6f5
  6. #a5ddf7
  7. #b7e3f9
  8. #c9eafa
  9. #dbf1fc
  10. #edf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bbaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bbaef
  2. #50b4e4
  3. #56aed9
  4. #5ba9ce
  5. #60a3c3
  6. #669db8
  7. #6b97ac
  8. #7091a1
  9. #758c96
  10. #7b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b8f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bbaef {
  color: #4bbaef;
}
Background
.bg-4bbaef {
  background-color: #4bbaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bbaef {
  border: 2px solid #4bbaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bbaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 186 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bbaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bbaef, #4b68ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bbaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 186 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.99 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.94 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.78 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.06 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.20 #b44510 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#4bbaef  rgb(75, 186, 239)  hsl(199, 84%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef804b  rgb(239, 128, 75)  hsl(19, 84%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#ef4bba  rgb(239, 75, 186)  hsl(319, 84%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#baef4b  rgb(186, 239, 75)  hsl(79, 84%, 62%)  Inchworm