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#4BC6DD

#4bc6dd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bc6dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 77.65% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.06% cyan, 10.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.45°, with 68.22% saturation and 58.04% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.471

Complementary

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #dd624b

Split complementary

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #dd4b7d
  3. #ddab4b

Analogous

  1. #4bddab
  2. #4bc6dd
  3. #4b7ddd

Triadic

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #dd4bc6
  3. #c6dd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #624bdd
  3. #dd624b
  4. #c6dd4b

Square

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #ab4bdd
  3. #dd624b
  4. #7ddd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #176978
  2. #23a1b9
  3. #4bc6dd
  4. #8bdae9
  5. #cceff5

Shades

#4bc6dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #44b2c7
  3. #3c9eb1
  4. #358b9b
  5. #2d7785
  6. #26636f
  7. #1e4f58
  8. #173b42
  9. #0f282c
  10. #081416
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc6dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #5dcce0
  3. #6fd1e4
  4. #81d7e7
  5. #93ddeb
  6. #a5e3ee
  7. #b7e8f1
  8. #c9eef5
  9. #dbf4f8
  10. #edf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc6dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc6dd
  2. #50bfd4
  3. #56b8ca
  4. #5bb1c1
  5. #60aab8
  6. #66a3af
  7. #6b9ca5
  8. #70959c
  9. #758e93
  10. #7b8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bdc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb0dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c2de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b9dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ccd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc6dd {
  color: #4bc6dd;
}
Background
.bg-4bc6dd {
  background-color: #4bc6dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc6dd {
  border: 2px solid #4bc6dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc6dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 198 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc6dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc6dd, #4b7ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc6dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 198 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.37 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.48 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.36 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.11 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.45 #b43922 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bc6dd  rgb(75, 198, 221)  hsl(189, 68%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#dd624b  rgb(221, 98, 75)  hsl(9, 68%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#dd4bc6  rgb(221, 75, 198)  hsl(309, 68%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c6dd4b  rgb(198, 221, 75)  hsl(69, 68%, 58%)  June Bud