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#4BBDD9

#4bbdd9 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bbdd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 74.12% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.44% cyan, 12.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 191.83°, with 65.14% saturation and 57.25% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.429

Complementary

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #d9674b

Split complementary

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #d94b76
  3. #d9ae4b

Analogous

  1. #4bd9ae
  2. #4bbdd9
  3. #4b76d9

Triadic

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #d94bbd
  3. #bdd94b

Tetradic

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #674bd9
  3. #d9674b
  4. #bdd94b

Square

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #ae4bd9
  3. #d9674b
  4. #76d94b

Monochromatic

  1. #186173
  2. #2696b2
  3. #4bbdd9
  4. #8ad4e6
  5. #c9ebf4

Shades

#4bbdd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #44aac3
  3. #3c97ae
  4. #358498
  5. #2d7182
  6. #265f6d
  7. #1e4c57
  8. #173941
  9. #0f262b
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bbdd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #5dc4dd
  3. #6fcae1
  4. #81d1e4
  5. #93d7e8
  6. #a5deec
  7. #b7e5f0
  8. #c9ebf4
  9. #dbf2f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bbdd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bbdd9
  2. #50b7d0
  3. #56b1c7
  4. #5babbe
  5. #60a5b5
  6. #669fad
  7. #6b98a4
  8. #70929b
  9. #758c92
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a9d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ebada ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fb1d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bbdd9 {
  color: #4bbdd9;
}
Background
.bg-4bbdd9 {
  background-color: #4bbdd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bbdd9 {
  border: 2px solid #4bbdd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bbdd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 189 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bbdd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bbdd9, #4b76d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bbdd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 189 217 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.97 #b44226 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bbdd9  rgb(75, 189, 217)  hsl(192, 65%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#d9674b  rgb(217, 103, 75)  hsl(12, 65%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#d94bbd  rgb(217, 75, 189)  hsl(312, 65%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bdd94b  rgb(189, 217, 75)  hsl(72, 65%, 57%)  June Bud