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#4BBAFF Glitter Lake

#4BBAFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Glitter Lake. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 72.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(75, 186, 255)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #4BBAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.77:1.

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Variations of #4BBAFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4BBAFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4BBAFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4BBAFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #81A9FE
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9ABAFF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89B9FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81A9FE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #76B0FF
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CBD2
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C1EC
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9FB3C8

#4BBAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#4BBAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.77:1 Very good#4BBAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4BBAFF in CSS

/* Glitter Lake */
.color { color: #4BBAFF; }
.background { background-color: #4BBAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4BBAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(75 186 255);
color: hsl(203 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.141 239.9);

#4BBAFF FAQ

What color is #4BBAFF?

#4BBAFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4BBAFF?

#4BBAFF is rgb(75, 186, 255) in RGB, hsl(203, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4BBAFF?

The complementary color of #4BBAFF is #FF904B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4BBAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4BBAFF: 9.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4BBAFF a warm or cool color?

#4BBAFF is a cool color.