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#4BD8FD

#4bd8fd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bd8fd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 84.71% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.36% cyan, 14.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 192.47°, with 97.8% saturation and 64.31% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.577

Complementary

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #fd704b

Split complementary

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #fd4b7f
  3. #fdc94b

Analogous

  1. #4bfdc9
  2. #4bd8fd
  3. #4b7ffd

Triadic

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #fd4bd8
  3. #d8fd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #704bfd
  3. #fd704b
  4. #d8fd4b

Square

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #c94bfd
  3. #fd704b
  4. #7ffd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0289ad
  2. #03c6f9
  3. #4bd8fd
  4. #97e8fe
  5. #e2f9ff

Shades

#4bd8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #44c2e4
  3. #3cadca
  4. #3597b1
  5. #2d8298
  6. #266c7f
  7. #1e5665
  8. #17414c
  9. #0f2b33
  10. #081619
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bd8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #5ddcfd
  3. #6fe0fd
  4. #81e4fe
  5. #93e8fe
  6. #a5ecfe
  7. #b7effe
  8. #c9f3fe
  9. #dbf7ff
  10. #edfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bd8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bd8fd
  2. #50cff1
  3. #56c6e4
  4. #5bbed8
  5. #60b5cb
  6. #66acbf
  7. #6ba3b2
  8. #709aa6
  9. #759299
  10. #7b898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5cfdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1d2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fd5fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ccafd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bd8fd {
  color: #4bd8fd;
}
Background
.bg-4bd8fd {
  background-color: #4bd8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bd8fd {
  border: 2px solid #4bd8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bd8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 216 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bd8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bd8fd, #4b7ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bd8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 216 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.43 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.20 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.83 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.77 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.81 #b42702 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4bd8fd  rgb(75, 216, 253)  hsl(192, 98%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#fd704b  rgb(253, 112, 75)  hsl(12, 98%, 64%)  Tomato
#fd4bd8  rgb(253, 75, 216)  hsl(312, 98%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#d8fd4b  rgb(216, 253, 75)  hsl(72, 98%, 64%)  Electric Lime