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#4CB8E2

#4cb8e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cb8e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 72.16% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.37% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 196.8°, 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.4131

Complementary

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #e2764c

Split complementary

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #e24c6d
  3. #e2c14c

Analogous

  1. #4ce2c1
  2. #4cb8e2
  3. #4c6de2

Triadic

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #e24cb8
  3. #b8e24c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #764ce2
  3. #e2764c
  4. #b8e24c

Square

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #c14ce2
  3. #e2764c
  4. #6de24c

Monochromatic

  1. #156280
  2. #1f95c2
  3. #4cb8e2
  4. #8ed2ed
  5. #d0ecf7

Shades

#4cb8e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #44a6cb
  3. #3d93b5
  4. #35819e
  5. #2e6e88
  6. #265c71
  7. #1e4a5a
  8. #173744
  9. #0f252d
  10. #081217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb8e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #5ebfe5
  3. #70c6e8
  4. #82cdeb
  5. #94d4ee
  6. #a6dcf1
  7. #b7e3f3
  8. #c9eaf6
  9. #dbf1f9
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb8e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb8e2
  2. #51b2d8
  3. #56adce
  4. #5ca7c5
  5. #61a2bb
  6. #669cb1
  7. #6b96a7
  8. #70919d
  9. #768b94
  10. #7b868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b5e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b6e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78ade2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb8e2 {
  color: #4cb8e2;
}
Background
.bg-4cb8e2 {
  background-color: #4cb8e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb8e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4cb8e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb8e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 184 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb8e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb8e2, #4c6de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb8e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 184 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.17 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.56 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.48 #b3471d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#4cb8e2  rgb(76, 184, 226)  hsl(197, 72%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e2764c  rgb(226, 118, 76)  hsl(17, 72%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#e24cb8  rgb(226, 76, 184)  hsl(317, 72%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#b8e24c  rgb(184, 226, 76)  hsl(77, 72%, 59%)  June Bud