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#4bace4

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

RGB
75, 172, 228
HSL
202°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
67, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3660

Every format

HEX#4bace4
RGBrgb(75, 172, 228)
HSLhsl(202, 74%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(67.0 -11.1 -36.5)
LCHlch(67.0 38.1 253.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.710 0.122 237.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4bace4;
background-color: #4bace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4bace4] bg-[#4bace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4bace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.294, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4bace4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4bace4 on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4bace4 on black: 8.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.4%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.1%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#4bace4 text on a black background

contrast 8.32:1

Card sample

#4bace4 text on a white background

contrast 2.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4bace4;
Background color
Panel with #4bace4 background
background-color: #4bace4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4bace4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(75, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(75, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4bace4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bace4, #504BE4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4bace4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4bace4 in the Color Lab