What color is #4CA8E0?

#4CA8E0 is a moderate azure known as High Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of High Blue?

The RGB value is 76, 168, 224: 76 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of High Blue?

The complementary color is #E0844C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CA8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

High Blue color: hex code #4CA8E0

#4CA8E0 rgb(76, 168, 224)

Shades of blue

High Blue has the hex code #4CA8E0. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 65.9% green and 87.8% blue (76, 168, 224).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 70% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

High Blue (#4CA8E0) color codes

HEX	`#4CA8E0`
RGB	`rgb(76, 168, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 65.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 70%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 66%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 25%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, -10.04, -36.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 37.66, 254.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.432, 34.92, 75.643)`
Decimal	`5023968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with High Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4CA8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CA8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4CA8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ca8e0; }
.text { color: #4ca8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ca8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 168 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ca8e0, #4c5ee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4CA8E0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4CA8E0?: #4CA8E0 is a moderate azure known as High Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of High Blue?: The RGB value is 76, 168, 224: 76 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of High Blue?: The complementary color is #E0844C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CA8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.