#4badcd

Color #4badcd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4badcd

RGB

rgb(75, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(194.8, 56.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.8, 63.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.36, -18.92, -24.78)

LCH

lch(66.36, 31.18, 232.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.1019, 222.69)

HWB

hwb(194.8, 29.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd6b4b

Analogous

#4bcdac

#4badcd

#4b6ccd

Triadic

#4badcd

#cd4bad

#adcd4b

Split-complementary

#4badcd

#cd4b6c

#cdac4b

Tetradic

#4badcd

#6b4bcd

#cd6b4b

#adcd4b

Square

#4badcd

#ac4bcd

#cd6b4b

#6ccd4b

Shades

Color #4badcd mixed toward black.

#3396b7

#297892

#1e5a6e

#143c49

#0a1e25

Tints

Color #4badcd mixed toward white.

#69bbd5

#87c8de

#a5d6e6

#c3e4ee

#e1f1f7

Tones

Color #4badcd mixed toward gray.

#56a7c2

#61a2b7

#6c9cac

#7697a2

#819197

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182c6 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#7c74c4 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#54c0bf · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4badcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4badcd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4badcd (#4badcd) is rgb(75, 173, 205) in RGB.

No, #4badcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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