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#4BC5EB

#4bc5eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bc5eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 77.25% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.09% cyan, 16.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 194.25°, with 80% saturation and 60.78% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4743

Complementary

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #eb714b

Split complementary

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #eb4b75
  3. #ebc14b

Analogous

  1. #4bebc1
  2. #4bc5eb
  3. #4b75eb

Triadic

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #eb4bc5
  3. #c5eb4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #714beb
  3. #eb714b
  4. #c5eb4b

Square

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #c14beb
  3. #eb714b
  4. #75eb4b

Monochromatic

  1. #106f8d
  2. #17a6d2
  3. #4bc5eb
  4. #90dbf3
  5. #d5f1fa

Shades

#4bc5eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #44b1d4
  3. #3c9ebc
  4. #358aa5
  5. #2d768d
  6. #266376
  7. #1e4f5e
  8. #173b47
  9. #0f272f
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc5eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #5dcbed
  3. #6fd1ef
  4. #81d6f1
  5. #93dcf3
  6. #a5e2f5
  7. #b7e8f7
  8. #c9eef9
  9. #dbf3fb
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc5eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc5eb
  2. #50bee0
  3. #56b7d6
  4. #5bb0cb
  5. #60a9c0
  6. #66a3b6
  7. #6b9cab
  8. #7095a0
  9. #758e95
  10. #7b878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bdce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91c2ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ccdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc5eb {
  color: #4bc5eb;
}
Background
.bg-4bc5eb {
  background-color: #4bc5eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc5eb {
  border: 2px solid #4bc5eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc5eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 197 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc5eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc5eb, #4b75eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc5eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 197 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.04 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.37 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.22 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.49 #b43a14 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bc5eb  rgb(75, 197, 235)  hsl(194, 80%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#eb714b  rgb(235, 113, 75)  hsl(14, 80%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb4bc5  rgb(235, 75, 197)  hsl(314, 80%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#c5eb4b  rgb(197, 235, 75)  hsl(74, 80%, 61%)  June Bud