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#4AACFC Color

#4AACFC is rgb(74, 172, 252) in RGB, hsl(207, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 32%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AACFC
HEX#4AACFC
RGBrgb(74, 172, 252)
HSLhsl(207, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(207, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 32%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.148 246.5)
LABlab(67.28% -9.91 -48.96)
LCHlch(67.28% 49.95 258.55)

What #4AACFC 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 #4AACFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 7.26French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 8.87Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.39Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 10.15Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 11.41United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 13.03

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

#4AACFC Channel Values

How #4AACFC 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 74 · G 172 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AACFC 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AACFC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AACFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AACFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AACFC
Complementary
#FC9A4A
Analogous
#4AFCF3
Analogous
#4A53FC
Triadic
#FC4AAC
Triadic
#ACFC4A
Split comp.
#FC4A53
Split comp.
#FCF34A

Tints & Shades of #4AACFC

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

#63B8FD
#7CC3FD
#96CFFD
#AAD8FE
#C3E3FE
#DCEFFE

Shades

#1D97FC
#0483EC
#036ABF
#025497
#023B69
#012441

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AACFC.

How #4AACFC 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#4AACFC
Protanopia#A0A0FC
Protanomaly#86A5FC
Deuteranopia#9595FD
Deuteranomaly#7D9EFD
Tritanopia#00B9B9
Tritanomaly#2CB4D7
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AACFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4aacfc: #4AACFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AACFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4aacfc': '#4AACFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.675, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_4aacfc">#4AACFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AACFC"

More Blue Colors

#4AACFC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AACFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AACFC?

#4AACFC is a light blue — rgb(74, 172, 252) in RGB and hsl(207, 97%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #4AACFC?

#4AACFC is rgb(74, 172, 252) — red 74, green 172, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AACFC?

#4AACFC converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 32%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AACFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AACFC scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AACFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AACFC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 14.35, which is visibly different.

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