#4aade9
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
74, 173, 233
HSL
203°, 78%, 60%
CMYK
68, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3723
Every format
| HEX | #4aade9 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 173, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 26%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(67.4 -10.1 -38.5) |
| LCH | lch(67.4 39.8 255.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.715 0.127 238.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #4aade9;
background-color: #4aade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4aade9] bg-[#4aade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4aade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4aade9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#4aade9 on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#4aade9 on black: 8.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red29.0%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.2%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#4aade9 text on a black background
contrast 8.45:1
Card sample
#4aade9 text on a white background
contrast 2.49:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #4aade9;
Background color
Panel with #4aade9 background
background-color: #4aade9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4aade9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4aade9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aade9, #514AE9);