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#4CA8E0 High Blue

#4CA8E0 is a light, moderately saturated blue named High Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 65.9% green and 87.8% blue (rgb(76, 168, 224)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 70% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #4CA8E0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.98:1.

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Variations of #4CA8E0

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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#4CA8E0 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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#4CA8E0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4CA8E0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A99DF
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA8E3
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7FA7E2
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A99DF
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #709FE0
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B6BB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #25AED0
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90A2B3

#4CA8E0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#4CA8E0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.98:1 Very good#4CA8E0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4CA8E0 in CSS

/* High Blue */
.color { color: #4CA8E0; }
.background { background-color: #4CA8E0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4CA8E0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(76 168 224);
color: hsl(203 70% 59%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.120 238.6);

#4CA8E0 FAQ

What color is #4CA8E0?

#4CA8E0 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is High Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4CA8E0?

#4CA8E0 is rgb(76, 168, 224) in RGB, hsl(203, 70%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 25%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4CA8E0?

The complementary color of #4CA8E0 is #E0844C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4CA8E0?

Black text has the best contrast on #4CA8E0: 7.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4CA8E0 a warm or cool color?

#4CA8E0 is a cool color.