#4cacea color: Cerulean
#4cacea is rgb(76, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.342% 0.12755 240.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- sky-400
- Black 8%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #4cacea
#4cacea 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 8.4:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.
Lighter: #4cacea mixed with white
Darker: #4cacea mixed with black
Calmer: #4cacea with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #4cacea
Questions about #4cacea
What color is #4cacea?
#4cacea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(76, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(203.54, 79%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.342% 0.12755 240.323).
What colors go well with #4cacea?
The complementary color of #4cacea is #dc8e48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7cf and #849df2. The triadic partners are #e37f9f and #98ae4c.
Is white or black text more readable on #4cacea?
Black text reads better on #4cacea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #4cacea a warm or cool color?
#4cacea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.128.