#4aade4
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
74, 173, 228
HSL
201°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
68, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3694
Every format
| HEX | #4aade4 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.2 -11.8 -36.1) |
| LCH | lch(67.2 38.0 251.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.122 236.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #4aade4;
background-color: #4aade4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4aade4] bg-[#4aade4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4aade4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.678, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4aade4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#4aade4 on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#4aade4 on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red29.0%
Green67.8%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.5%
Magenta24.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#4aade4 text on a black background
contrast 8.39:1
Card sample
#4aade4 text on a white background
contrast 2.50:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #4aade4;
Background color
Panel with #4aade4 background
background-color: #4aade4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4aade4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 173, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 173, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4aade4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aade4, #4E4AE4);