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#4CB4E2

#4cb4e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cb4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.37% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 198.4°, with 72.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.3967

Complementary

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #e27a4c

Split complementary

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #e24c69
  3. #e2c54c

Analogous

  1. #4ce2c5
  2. #4cb4e2
  3. #4c69e2

Triadic

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #e24cb4
  3. #b4e24c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #7a4ce2
  3. #e27a4c
  4. #b4e24c

Square

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #c54ce2
  3. #e27a4c
  4. #69e24c

Monochromatic

  1. #155f80
  2. #1f90c2
  3. #4cb4e2
  4. #8ed0ed
  5. #d0ebf7

Shades

#4cb4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #44a2cb
  3. #3d90b5
  4. #357e9e
  5. #2e6c88
  6. #265a71
  7. #1e485a
  8. #173644
  9. #0f242d
  10. #081217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #5ebce5
  3. #70c3e8
  4. #82cbeb
  5. #94d2ee
  6. #a6daf1
  7. #b7e1f3
  8. #c9e9f6
  9. #dbf0f9
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb4e2
  2. #51afd8
  3. #56aace
  4. #5ca4c5
  5. #619fbb
  6. #669ab1
  7. #6b95a7
  8. #70909d
  9. #768a94
  10. #7b858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8daec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db2e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a2e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b3e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75aae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb4e2 {
  color: #4cb4e2;
}
Background
.bg-4cb4e2 {
  background-color: #4cb4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4cb4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb4e2, #4c69e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.53 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.91 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.29 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.56 #b34b1d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#4cb4e2  rgb(76, 180, 226)  hsl(198, 72%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e27a4c  rgb(226, 122, 76)  hsl(18, 72%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#e24cb4  rgb(226, 76, 180)  hsl(318, 72%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e24c  rgb(180, 226, 76)  hsl(78, 72%, 59%)  Inchworm