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#4ab4df

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
74, 180, 223
HSL
197°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
67, 19, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3943

Every format

HEX#4ab4df
RGBrgb(74, 180, 223)
HSLhsl(197, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 19%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(69.1 -17.1 -30.5)
LCHlch(69.1 35.0 240.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.726 0.114 228.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4ab4df;
background-color: #4ab4df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4ab4df] bg-[#4ab4df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4ab4df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.706, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4ab4df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4ab4df on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4ab4df on black: 8.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.0%
Green70.6%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan66.8%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#4ab4df text on a black background

contrast 8.89:1

Card sample

#4ab4df text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4ab4df;
Background color
Panel with #4ab4df background
background-color: #4ab4df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4ab4df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 180, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 180, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4ab4df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ab4df, #4A51DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4ab4df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4ab4df in the Color Lab