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#4aaade

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
74, 170, 222
HSL
201°, 69%, 58%
CMYK
67, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3548

Every format

HEX#4aaade
RGBrgb(74, 170, 222)
HSLhsl(201, 69%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.1 -12.1 -34.5)
LCHlch(66.1 36.6 250.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.117 235.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4aaade;
background-color: #4aaade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4aaade] bg-[#4aaade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4aaade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.667, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4aaade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4aaade on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4aaade on black: 8.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.0%
Green66.7%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan66.7%
Magenta23.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#4aaade text on a black background

contrast 8.10:1

Card sample

#4aaade text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4aaade;
Background color
Panel with #4aaade background
background-color: #4aaade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4aaade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 170, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 170, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4aaade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aaade, #4D4ADE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4aaade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4aaade in the Color Lab