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#4baddb color: Highlighter Blue

#4baddb is rgb(75, 173, 219) in RGB and oklch(70.838% 0.11287 231.837) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

70.8%
0.113
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #4baddb

#4baddb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Blue (#3aafdc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4baddb mixed with white

  1. 4baddb
  2. 61b5df
  3. 75bee3
  4. 87c6e7
  5. 99ceea
  6. abd6ee
  7. bcdff2
  8. cde7f5
  9. deeff8
  10. eef7fc

Darker: #4baddb mixed with black

  1. 4baddb
  2. 4096be
  3. 357fa2
  4. 2b6a87
  5. 21556d
  6. 174154
  7. 0e2d3c
  8. 061b26
  9. 020b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4baddb with less saturation

  1. 4baddb
  2. 58acd5
  3. 62abd0
  4. 6caaca
  5. 75a9c4
  6. 7da8be
  7. 85a7b9
  8. 8da5b3
  9. 94a4ad
  10. 9aa2a7

Questions about #4baddb

What color is #4baddb?

#4baddb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Highlighter Blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 173, 219), in HSL hsl(199.17, 66.67%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.838% 0.11287 231.837).

What colors go well with #4baddb?

The complementary color of #4baddb is #d98c5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28b5bf and #7aa1e8. The triadic partners are #d783a9 and #a3a84f.

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

Black text reads better on #4baddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4baddb a warm or cool color?

#4baddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.113.