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#4bbaff

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

RGB
75, 186, 255
HSL
203°, 100%, 65%
CMYK
71, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4383

Every format

HEX#4bbaff
RGBrgb(75, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(203, 100%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(72.1 -9.8 -43.1)
LCHlch(72.1 44.3 257.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.755 0.141 239.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4bbaff;
background-color: #4bbaff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4bbaff] bg-[#4bbaff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4bbaff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.294, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4bbaff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4bbaff on white: 2.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4bbaff on black: 9.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.4%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.6%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#4bbaff text on a black background

contrast 9.77:1

Card sample

#4bbaff text on a white background

contrast 2.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(75, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(75, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4bbaff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bbaff, #544BFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4bbaff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4bbaff in the Color Lab