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#4CB1EB Color

#4CB1EB is rgb(76, 177, 235) in RGB, hsl(202, 80%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 25%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CB1EB
HEX#4CB1EB
RGBrgb(76, 177, 235)
HSLhsl(202, 80%, 61%)
HSVhsv(202, 68%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 25%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.126 237.4)
LABlab(68.14% -16.61 -38.40)
LCHlch(68.14% 41.84 246.61)

What #4CB1EB 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 #4CB1EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 2.23Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 5.56Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 5.65Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.78Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 7.99Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.4

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

#4CB1EB Channel Values

How #4CB1EB 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 76 · G 177 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 80% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 68% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CB1EB 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CB1EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CB1EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CB1EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CB1EB
Complementary
#EB864C
Analogous
#4CEBD6
Analogous
#4C61EB
Triadic
#EB4CB1
Triadic
#B1EB4C
Split comp.
#EB4C61
Split comp.
#EBD64C

Tints & Shades of #4CB1EB

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

#63BBEE
#7EC7F1
#95D1F3
#ACDBF6
#C3E5F8
#DFF1FB

Shades

#27A1E7
#178BCF
#1372AA
#0E5781
#0A3E5C
#062537

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CB1EB.

How #4CB1EB 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#4CB1EB
Protanopia#A5A5EB
Protanomaly#8AAAEB
Deuteranopia#9999EC
Deuteranomaly#81A3EC
Tritanopia#29BABA
Tritanomaly#3AB6CF
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CB1EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4cb1eb: #4CB1EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CB1EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4cb1eb': '#4CB1EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.694, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_4cb1eb">#4CB1EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CB1EB"

More Blue Colors

#4CB1EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4CB1EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CB1EB?

#4CB1EB is a light blue — rgb(76, 177, 235) in RGB and hsl(202, 80%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #4CB1EB?

#4CB1EB is rgb(76, 177, 235) — red 76, green 177, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CB1EB?

#4CB1EB converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 25%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CB1EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CB1EB scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CB1EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CB1EB 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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