#4eaacc

Color #4eaacc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4eaacc

RGB

rgb(78, 170, 204)

HSL

hsl(196.2, 55.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.2, 61.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(65.53, -17.13, -25.48)

LCH

lch(65.53, 30.7, 236.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0998, 225.32)

HWB

hwb(196.2, 30.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc704e

Analogous

#4eccaf

#4eaacc

#4e6bcc

Triadic

#4eaacc

#cc4eaa

#aacc4e

Split-complementary

#4eaacc

#cc4e6b

#ccaf4e

Tetradic

#4eaacc

#704ecc

#cc704e

#aacc4e

Square

#4eaacc

#af4ecc

#cc704e

#6bcc4e

Shades

Color #4eaacc mixed toward black.

#3593b6

#2a7692

#20586d

#153b49

#0b1d24

Tints

Color #4eaacc mixed toward white.

#6bb8d5

#89c6dd

#a6d5e6

#c4e3ee

#e1f1f7

Tones

Color #4eaacc mixed toward gray.

#58a5c2

#63a0b7

#6d9cad

#7897a2

#839298

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081c4 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#7b74c3 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#56bebd · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4eaacc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4eaacc]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#4eaacc (#4eaacc) is rgb(78, 170, 204) in RGB.

No, #4eaacc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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