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#4BC4E8

#4bc4e8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bc4e8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 76.86% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.67% cyan, 15.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 193.76°, with 77.34% 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 5.75.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.468

Complementary

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #e86f4b

Split complementary

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #e84b76
  3. #e8be4b

Analogous

  1. #4be8be
  2. #4bc4e8
  3. #4b76e8

Triadic

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #e84bc4
  3. #c4e84b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #6f4be8
  3. #e86f4b
  4. #c4e84b

Square

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #be4be8
  3. #e86f4b
  4. #76e84b

Monochromatic

  1. #116d89
  2. #1aa4cc
  3. #4bc4e8
  4. #8fdaf1
  5. #d3f0f9

Shades

#4bc4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #44b0d1
  3. #3c9dba
  4. #3589a2
  5. #2d768b
  6. #266274
  7. #1e4e5d
  8. #173b46
  9. #0f272e
  10. #081417
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #5dcaea
  3. #6fd0ed
  4. #81d6ef
  5. #93dcf1
  6. #a5e2f4
  7. #b7e7f6
  8. #c9edf8
  9. #dbf3fa
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc4e8
  2. #50bdde
  3. #56b6d3
  4. #5bb0c9
  5. #60a9be
  6. #66a2b4
  7. #6b9baa
  8. #70949f
  9. #758e95
  10. #7b878a
  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 #afbfea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99afe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91c1e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b8e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc4e8 {
  color: #4bc4e8;
}
Background
.bg-4bc4e8 {
  background-color: #4bc4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #4bc4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 196 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc4e8, #4b76e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 196 232 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.02 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.48 #b43b17 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bc4e8  rgb(75, 196, 232)  hsl(194, 77%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#e86f4b  rgb(232, 111, 75)  hsl(14, 77%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#e84bc4  rgb(232, 75, 196)  hsl(314, 77%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e84b  rgb(196, 232, 75)  hsl(74, 77%, 60%)  June Bud