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#4DB7FE Color

#4DB7FE is rgb(77, 183, 254) in RGB, hsl(204, 99%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 28%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DB7FE
HEX#4DB7FE
RGBrgb(77, 183, 254)
HSLhsl(204, 99%, 65%)
HSVhsv(204, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.141 241.6)
LABlab(70.60% -14.40 -44.84)
LCHlch(70.60% 47.09 252.20)

What #4DB7FE 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 #4DB7FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 6.75Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.29Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 7.88Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 8.84Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.05French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 9.53

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

#4DB7FE Channel Values

How #4DB7FE 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 77 · G 183 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 99% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DB7FE 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DB7FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DB7FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DB7FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DB7FE
Complementary
#FE944D
Analogous
#4DFEEC
Analogous
#4D5FFE
Triadic
#FE4DB7
Triadic
#B7FE4D
Split comp.
#FE4D5F
Split comp.
#FEEC4D

Tints & Shades of #4DB7FE

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

#67C2FE
#7BCAFE
#94D4FE
#AEDEFF
#C7E9FF
#DBF1FF

Shades

#20A5FE
#0193F4
#0177C6
#015C98
#01406B
#002842

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DB7FE.

How #4DB7FE 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#4DB7FE
Protanopia#ABABFE
Protanomaly#8FB0FE
Deuteranopia#9E9EFF
Deuteranomaly#85A9FF
Tritanopia#16C2C2
Tritanomaly#34BEDD
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DB7FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4db7fe: #4DB7FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DB7FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4db7fe': '#4DB7FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.718, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_4db7fe">#4DB7FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DB7FE"

More Blue Colors

#4DB7FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DB7FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DB7FE?

#4DB7FE is a light blue — rgb(77, 183, 254) in RGB and hsl(204, 99%, 65%) 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 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #4DB7FE?

#4DB7FE is rgb(77, 183, 254) — red 77, green 183, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DB7FE?

#4DB7FE converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DB7FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DB7FE scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DB7FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DB7FE 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 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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