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#4bacea color: Cerulean

#4bacea is rgb(75, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.309% 0.12798 240.127) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

71.3%
0.128
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #4bacea

#4bacea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.39:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4bacea mixed with white

  1. 4bacea
  2. 61b5ed
  3. 75bdef
  4. 87c6f2
  5. 99cef4
  6. aad6f6
  7. bcdef8
  8. cde7fa
  9. ddeffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #4bacea mixed with black

  1. 4bacea
  2. 4095cb
  3. 357fae
  4. 2b6991
  5. 215475
  6. 17405a
  7. 0e2d41
  8. 061b29
  9. 020b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4bacea with less saturation

  1. 4bacea
  2. 58abe3
  3. 63abdc
  4. 6daad5
  5. 76a9ce
  6. 7ea8c7
  7. 86a7c0
  8. 8da6b8
  9. 95a5b1
  10. 9ca4aa

Questions about #4bacea

What color is #4bacea?

#4bacea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(75, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(203.4, 79.1%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.309% 0.12798 240.127).

What colors go well with #4bacea?

The complementary color of #4bacea is #dc8e48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7ce and #849df2. The triadic partners are #e37e9f and #98ae4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bacea?

Black text reads better on #4bacea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bacea a warm or cool color?

#4bacea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.128.