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#4BCBE7

#4bcbe7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bcbe7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 79.61% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.53% cyan, 12.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 190.77°, with 76.47% saturation and 60% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.4998

Complementary

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #e7674b

Split complementary

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #e74b7d
  3. #e7b54b

Analogous

  1. #4be7b5
  2. #4bcbe7
  3. #4b7de7

Triadic

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #e74bcb
  3. #cbe74b

Tetradic

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #674be7
  3. #e7674b
  4. #cbe74b

Square

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #b54be7
  3. #e7674b
  4. #7de74b

Monochromatic

  1. #127287
  2. #1babca
  3. #4bcbe7
  4. #8fdef0
  5. #d2f2f9

Shades

#4bcbe7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #44b7d0
  3. #3ca2b9
  4. #358ea2
  5. #2d7a8b
  6. #266674
  7. #1e515c
  8. #173d45
  9. #0f292e
  10. #081417
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bcbe7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #5dd0e9
  3. #6fd5ec
  4. #81dbee
  5. #93e0f1
  6. #a5e5f3
  7. #b7eaf5
  8. #c9eff8
  9. #dbf5fa
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bcbe7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bcbe7
  2. #50c4dd
  3. #56bcd2
  4. #5bb5c8
  5. #60adbe
  6. #66a6b4
  7. #6b9ea9
  8. #70979f
  9. #758f95
  10. #7b888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c5e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b4e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c7e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87bee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bcbe7 {
  color: #4bcbe7;
}
Background
.bg-4bcbe7 {
  background-color: #4bcbe7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bcbe7 {
  border: 2px solid #4bcbe7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bcbe7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 203 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 76% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bcbe7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bcbe7, #4b7de7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bcbe7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 203 231 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.25 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.40 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.49 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.72 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.72 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.70 #b43418 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bcbe7  rgb(75, 203, 231)  hsl(191, 76%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#e7674b  rgb(231, 103, 75)  hsl(11, 76%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#e74bcb  rgb(231, 75, 203)  hsl(311, 76%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cbe74b  rgb(203, 231, 75)  hsl(71, 76%, 60%)  Pear