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#4BBCDE

#4bbcde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bbcde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 73.73% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.22% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.88°, with 69.01% saturation and 58.24% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4274

Complementary

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #de6d4b

Split complementary

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #de4b73
  3. #deb74b

Analogous

  1. #4bdeb7
  2. #4bbcde
  3. #4b73de

Triadic

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #de4bbc
  3. #bcde4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #6d4bde
  3. #de6d4b
  4. #bcde4b

Square

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #b74bde
  3. #de6d4b
  4. #73de4b

Monochromatic

  1. #16637a
  2. #2297ba
  3. #4bbcde
  4. #8cd4ea
  5. #ccecf6

Shades

#4bbcde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #44a9c8
  3. #3c96b2
  4. #35849b
  5. #2d7185
  6. #265e6f
  7. #1e4b59
  8. #173843
  9. #0f262c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bbcde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #5dc3e1
  3. #6fc9e5
  4. #81d0e8
  5. #93d7eb
  6. #a5deef
  7. #b7e4f2
  8. #c9ebf5
  9. #dbf2f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bbcde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bbcde
  2. #50b6d5
  3. #56b0cb
  4. #5baac2
  5. #60a4b8
  6. #669eaf
  7. #6b98a6
  8. #70929c
  9. #758c93
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a8de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db0de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bbcde {
  color: #4bbcde;
}
Background
.bg-4bbcde {
  background-color: #4bbcde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bbcde {
  border: 2px solid #4bbcde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bbcde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 188 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bbcde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bbcde, #4b73de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bbcde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 188 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.86 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.46 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.20 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.65 #b44321 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bbcde  rgb(75, 188, 222)  hsl(194, 69%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#de6d4b  rgb(222, 109, 75)  hsl(14, 69%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#de4bbc  rgb(222, 75, 188)  hsl(314, 69%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bcde4b  rgb(188, 222, 75)  hsl(74, 69%, 58%)  June Bud