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#4d9bcd color: Blue Iguana

#4d9bcd is rgb(77, 155, 205) in RGB and oklch(66.105% 0.10706 239.335) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

66.1%
0.107
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #4d9bcd

#4d9bcd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.05:1 contrast and black text 6.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iguana (#539ccc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #4d9bcd mixed with white

  1. 4d9bcd
  2. 61a5d2
  3. 73afd8
  4. 85b9dd
  5. 97c3e2
  6. a8cde7
  7. bad7ec
  8. cbe1f1
  9. dcebf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #4d9bcd mixed with black

  1. 4d9bcd
  2. 4286b2
  3. 377298
  4. 2c5e7e
  5. 224b66
  6. 18394e
  7. 0f2838
  8. 071823
  9. 02090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4d9bcd with less saturation

  1. 4d9bcd
  2. 569ac7
  3. 5f9ac2
  4. 6799bc
  5. 6e98b6
  6. 7598b0
  7. 7b97aa
  8. 8196a4
  9. 87959e
  10. 8d9498

Questions about #4d9bcd

What color is #4d9bcd?

#4d9bcd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Iguana. In RGB it is rgb(77, 155, 205), in HSL hsl(203.44, 56.14%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.105% 0.10706 239.335).

What colors go well with #4d9bcd?

The complementary color of #4d9bcd is #c3824b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23a4b6 and #788fd4. The triadic partners are #c77691 and #8b9c4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4d9bcd?

Black text reads better on #4d9bcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and black gives 6.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4d9bcd a warm or cool color?

#4d9bcd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 66.1% and its chroma 0.107.