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#4dadef

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

RGB
77, 173, 239
HSL
204°, 84%, 62%
CMYK
68, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3770

Every format

HEX#4dadef
RGBrgb(77, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(204, 84%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.8 -7.7 -41.2)
LCHlch(67.8 41.9 259.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.718 0.132 241.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4dadef;
background-color: #4dadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4dadef] bg-[#4dadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4dadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.302, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4dadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4dadef on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4dadef on black: 8.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red30.2%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.8%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#4dadef text on a black background

contrast 8.54:1

Card sample

#4dadef text on a white background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(77, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(77, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4dadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4dadef, #594DEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4dadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4dadef in the Color Lab