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#4CD9FD

#4cd9fd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cd9fd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 85.1% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.96% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 192.2°, with 97.79% saturation and 64.51% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.5825

Complementary

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #fd704c

Split complementary

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #fd4c81
  3. #fdc84c

Analogous

  1. #4cfdc8
  2. #4cd9fd
  3. #4c81fd

Triadic

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #fd4cd9
  3. #d9fd4c

Tetradic

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #704cfd
  3. #fd704c
  4. #d9fd4c

Square

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #c84cfd
  3. #fd704c
  4. #81fd4c

Monochromatic

  1. #028bae
  2. #03c8fa
  3. #4cd9fd
  4. #98e9fe
  5. #e3f9ff

Shades

#4cd9fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #44c3e4
  3. #3daeca
  4. #3598b1
  5. #2e8298
  6. #266d7f
  7. #1e5765
  8. #17414c
  9. #0f2b33
  10. #081619
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cd9fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #5eddfd
  3. #70e1fd
  4. #82e4fe
  5. #94e8fe
  6. #a6ecfe
  7. #b7f0fe
  8. #c9f4fe
  9. #dbf7ff
  10. #edfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cd9fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cd9fd
  2. #51d0f1
  3. #56c7e4
  4. #5cbed8
  5. #61b5cb
  6. #66adbf
  7. #6ba4b2
  8. #709ba6
  9. #769299
  10. #7b898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5cfe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0d5fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ecbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cd9fd {
  color: #4cd9fd;
}
Background
.bg-4cd9fd {
  background-color: #4cd9fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cd9fd {
  border: 2px solid #4cd9fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cd9fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 217 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cd9fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cd9fd, #4c81fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cd9fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 217 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.71 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.68 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.71 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.13 #b32602 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#4cd9fd  rgb(76, 217, 253)  hsl(192, 98%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#fd704c  rgb(253, 112, 76)  hsl(12, 98%, 65%)  Tomato
#fd4cd9  rgb(253, 76, 217)  hsl(312, 98%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#d9fd4c  rgb(217, 253, 76)  hsl(72, 98%, 65%)  Electric Lime