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#4CBCDC

#4cbcdc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cbcdc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.45% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 67.29% saturation and 58.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4267

Complementary

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #dc6c4c

Split complementary

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #dc4c74
  3. #dcb44c

Analogous

  1. #4cdcb4
  2. #4cbcdc
  3. #4c74dc

Triadic

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #dc4cbc
  3. #bcdc4c

Tetradic

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #6c4cdc
  3. #dc6c4c
  4. #bcdc4c

Square

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #b44cdc
  3. #dc6c4c
  4. #74dc4c

Monochromatic

  1. #176278
  2. #2497b8
  3. #4cbcdc
  4. #8cd4e9
  5. #ccecf5

Shades

#4cbcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #44a9c6
  3. #3d96b0
  4. #35849a
  5. #2e7184
  6. #265e6e
  7. #1e4b58
  8. #173842
  9. #0f262c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cbcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #5ec3e0
  3. #70c9e3
  4. #82d0e7
  5. #94d7ea
  6. #a6deee
  7. #b7e4f1
  8. #c9ebf5
  9. #dbf2f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cbcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cbcdc
  2. #51b6d3
  3. #56b0ca
  4. #5caac0
  5. #61a4b7
  6. #669eae
  7. #6b98a5
  8. #70929c
  9. #768c92
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a8dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db0dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cbcdc {
  color: #4cbcdc;
}
Background
.bg-4cbcdc {
  background-color: #4cbcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cbcdc {
  border: 2px solid #4cbcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cbcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cbcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cbcdc, #4c74dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cbcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.41 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.13 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.96 #b34323 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4cbcdc  rgb(76, 188, 220)  hsl(193, 67%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#dc6c4c  rgb(220, 108, 76)  hsl(13, 67%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#dc4cbc  rgb(220, 76, 188)  hsl(313, 67%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdc4c  rgb(188, 220, 76)  hsl(73, 67%, 58%)  June Bud