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#4dbce2 color: Lake Thun

#4dbce2 is rgb(77, 188, 226) in RGB and oklch(74.681% 0.1133 224.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

74.7%
0.113
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #4dbce2

#4dbce2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Thun (#44bbdd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4dbce2 mixed with white

  1. 4dbce2
  2. 64c3e5
  3. 78cae8
  4. 8bd1eb
  5. 9dd7ee
  6. aedef1
  7. bee5f4
  8. cfebf7
  9. dff2fa
  10. eff9fc

Darker: #4dbce2 mixed with black

  1. 4dbce2
  2. 42a3c4
  3. 378ba8
  4. 2c738c
  5. 225d71
  6. 184757
  7. 0f323e
  8. 071f27
  9. 020d12
  10. 000203

Calmer: #4dbce2 with less saturation

  1. 4dbce2
  2. 5cbbdd
  3. 68bad8
  4. 73b8d2
  5. 7db7cd
  6. 86b5c8
  7. 8fb4c2
  8. 97b2bd
  9. 9eb0b8
  10. a6afb2

Questions about #4dbce2

What color is #4dbce2?

#4dbce2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lake Thun. In RGB it is rgb(77, 188, 226), in HSL hsl(195.3, 71.98%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.681% 0.1133 224.178).

What colors go well with #4dbce2?

The complementary color of #4dbce2 is #e99570. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3bc3c2 and #7ab0f3. The triadic partners are #e08fbe and #b9b156.

Is white or black text more readable on #4dbce2?

Black text reads better on #4dbce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4dbce2 a warm or cool color?

#4dbce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.113.