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#4BCBF1

#4bcbf1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bcbf1 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 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.88% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 193.73°, with 85.57% saturation and 61.96% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.5056

Complementary

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #f1714b

Split complementary

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #f14b78
  3. #f1c44b

Analogous

  1. #4bf1c4
  2. #4bcbf1
  3. #4b78f1

Triadic

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #f14bcb
  3. #cbf14b

Tetradic

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #714bf1
  3. #f1714b
  4. #cbf14b

Square

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #c44bf1
  3. #f1714b
  4. #78f14b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c7797
  2. #11afde
  3. #4bcbf1
  4. #92e0f7
  5. #d9f4fc

Shades

#4bcbf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #44b7d9
  3. #3ca2c1
  4. #358ea9
  5. #2d7a91
  6. #266679
  7. #1e5160
  8. #173d48
  9. #0f2930
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bcbf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #5dd0f2
  3. #6fd5f4
  4. #81dbf5
  5. #93e0f7
  6. #a5e5f8
  7. #b7eaf9
  8. #c9effb
  9. #dbf5fc
  10. #edfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bcbf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bcbf1
  2. #50c4e6
  3. #56bcda
  4. #5bb5cf
  5. #60adc4
  6. #66a6b9
  7. #6b9ead
  8. #7097a2
  9. #758f97
  10. #7b888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc2d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c6f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db5f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c8f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84bef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bcbf1 {
  color: #4bcbf1;
}
Background
.bg-4bcbf1 {
  background-color: #4bcbf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bcbf1 {
  border: 2px solid #4bcbf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bcbf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 203 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 86% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bcbf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bcbf1, #4b78f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bcbf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 203 241 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.74 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.53 #b4340e Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bcbf1  rgb(75, 203, 241)  hsl(194, 86%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f1714b  rgb(241, 113, 75)  hsl(14, 86%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#f14bcb  rgb(241, 75, 203)  hsl(314, 86%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf14b  rgb(203, 241, 75)  hsl(74, 86%, 62%)  Electric Lime