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#4CB3EC

#4cb3ec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cb3ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 70.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 24.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 201.38°, with 80.81% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.3983

Complementary

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #ec854c

Split complementary

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #ec4c63
  3. #ecd54c

Analogous

  1. #4cecd5
  2. #4cb3ec
  3. #4c63ec

Triadic

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #ec4cb3
  3. #b3ec4c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #854cec
  3. #ec854c
  4. #b3ec4c

Square

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #d54cec
  3. #ec854c
  4. #63ec4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f6290
  2. #1791d5
  3. #4cb3ec
  4. #91d0f3
  5. #d6eefb

Shades

#4cb3ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #44a1d4
  3. #3d8fbd
  4. #357da5
  5. #2e6b8e
  6. #265a76
  7. #1e485e
  8. #173647
  9. #0f242f
  10. #081218
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb3ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #5ebbee
  3. #70c2f0
  4. #82caf2
  5. #94d1f4
  6. #a6d9f6
  7. #b7e1f7
  8. #c9e8f9
  9. #dbf0fb
  10. #edf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb3ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb3ec
  2. #51aee1
  3. #56a9d6
  4. #5ca4cc
  5. #619fc1
  6. #669ab6
  7. #6b94ab
  8. #708fa0
  9. #768a96
  10. #7b858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dadc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82a2eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b2ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb3ec {
  color: #4cb3ec;
}
Background
.bg-4cb3ec {
  background-color: #4cb3ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb3ec {
  border: 2px solid #4cb3ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb3ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 179 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb3ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb3ec, #4c63ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb3ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 179 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.88 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.23 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.48 #b34c13 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#4cb3ec  rgb(76, 179, 236)  hsl(201, 81%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec854c  rgb(236, 133, 76)  hsl(21, 81%, 61%)  Mango Tango
#ec4cb3  rgb(236, 76, 179)  hsl(321, 81%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#b3ec4c  rgb(179, 236, 76)  hsl(81, 81%, 61%)  Inchworm