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#41B4FB Color

#41B4FB is rgb(65, 180, 251) in RGB, hsl(203, 96%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 28%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#41B4FB
HEX#41B4FB
RGBrgb(65, 180, 251)
HSLhsl(203, 96%, 62%)
HSVhsv(203, 74%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 28%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.144 240.4)
LABlab(69.29% -15.47 -45.30)
LCHlch(69.29% 47.87 251.14)

What #41B4FB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #41B4FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.59Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.25Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 7.4Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.7Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.13Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#41B4FB Channel Values

How #41B4FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 65 · G 180 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 96% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 74% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #41B4FB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #41B4FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #41B4FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #41B4FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#41B4FB
Complementary
#FB8841
Analogous
#41FBE5
Analogous
#4157FB
Triadic
#FB41B4
Triadic
#B4FB41
Split comp.
#FB4157
Split comp.
#FBE541

Tints & Shades of #41B4FB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ABEFC
#73C8FC
#8CD1FD
#AADDFD
#C3E7FE
#DCF1FE

Shades

#19A4FA
#058CE1
#0473B9
#035B91
#024269
#01253C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #41B4FB.

How #41B4FB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#41B4FB
Protanopia#A7A7FB
Protanomaly#8AACFB
Deuteranopia#9A9AFC
Deuteranomaly#80A5FC
Tritanopia#00BFBF
Tritanomaly#1FBBDA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #41B4FB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-41b4fb: #41B4FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #41B4FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-41b4fb': '#41B4FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.706, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_41b4fb">#41B4FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#41B4FB"

More Blue Colors

#41B4FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#41B4FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #41B4FB?

#41B4FB is a light blue — rgb(65, 180, 251) in RGB and hsl(203, 96%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #41B4FB?

#41B4FB is rgb(65, 180, 251) — red 65, green 180, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #41B4FB?

#41B4FB converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 28%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #41B4FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #41B4FB scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #41B4FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #41B4FB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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