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#4AB2FC Color

#4AB2FC is rgb(74, 178, 252) in RGB, hsl(205, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 29%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AB2FC
HEX#4AB2FC
RGBrgb(74, 178, 252)
HSLhsl(205, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(205, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 29%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.143 243.3)
LABlab(69.00% -12.92 -46.27)
LCHlch(69.00% 48.04 254.39)

What #4AB2FC 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 #4AB2FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 6.95Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 7.21Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.4Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 8.88French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 8.9Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.65

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

#4AB2FC Channel Values

How #4AB2FC 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 178 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.32:1 vs white · 9.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AB2FC 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 text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AB2FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AB2FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AB2FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AB2FC
Complementary
#FC944A
Analogous
#4AFCED
Analogous
#4A59FC
Triadic
#FC4AB2
Triadic
#B2FC4A
Split comp.
#FC4A59
Split comp.
#FCED4A

Tints & Shades of #4AB2FC

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

#63BDFD
#7CC7FD
#96D2FD
#AADBFE
#C3E5FE
#DCF0FE

Shades

#1D9FFC
#048BEC
#0371BF
#025997
#023E69
#012741

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AB2FC.

How #4AB2FC 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#4AB2FC
Protanopia#A6A6FC
Protanomaly#8AABFC
Deuteranopia#9999FD
Deuteranomaly#81A4FD
Tritanopia#04BDBD
Tritanomaly#2FB9D9
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AB2FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ab2fc: #4AB2FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AB2FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ab2fc': '#4AB2FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.698, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_4ab2fc">#4AB2FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AB2FC"

More Blue Colors

#4AB2FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AB2FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AB2FC?

#4AB2FC is a light blue — rgb(74, 178, 252) in RGB and hsl(205, 97%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Jeans (#5DADEC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #4AB2FC?

#4AB2FC is rgb(74, 178, 252) — red 74, green 178, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AB2FC?

#4AB2FC converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 29%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AB2FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AB2FC scores 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AB2FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AB2FC 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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