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#4BC9EF

#4bc9ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bc9ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 78.82% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 15.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.9°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.495

Complementary

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #ef714b

Split complementary

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #ef4b77
  3. #efc34b

Analogous

  1. #4befc3
  2. #4bc9ef
  3. #4b77ef

Triadic

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #ef4bc9
  3. #c9ef4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #714bef
  3. #ef714b
  4. #c9ef4b

Square

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #c34bef
  3. #ef714b
  4. #77ef4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d7594
  2. #13acda
  3. #4bc9ef
  4. #91def5
  5. #d8f3fb

Shades

#4bc9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #44b5d7
  3. #3ca1bf
  4. #358da7
  5. #2d798f
  6. #266578
  7. #1e5060
  8. #173c48
  9. #0f2830
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #5dcef1
  3. #6fd4f2
  4. #81d9f4
  5. #93dff5
  6. #a5e4f7
  7. #b7e9f9
  8. #c9effa
  9. #dbf4fc
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc9ef
  2. #50c2e4
  3. #56bad9
  4. #5bb3ce
  5. #60acc3
  6. #66a5b8
  7. #6b9dac
  8. #7096a1
  9. #758f96
  10. #7b878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac1d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb3ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83bcef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc9ef {
  color: #4bc9ef;
}
Background
.bg-4bc9ef {
  background-color: #4bc9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc9ef {
  border: 2px solid #4bc9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 201 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc9ef, #4b77ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 201 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.80 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.65 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.09 #b43610 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bc9ef  rgb(75, 201, 239)  hsl(194, 84%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#ef714b  rgb(239, 113, 75)  hsl(14, 84%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef4bc9  rgb(239, 75, 201)  hsl(314, 84%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#c9ef4b  rgb(201, 239, 75)  hsl(74, 84%, 62%)  Inchworm