What color is #4C96FF?

#4C96FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C96FF?

The RGB value is 76, 150, 255: 76 red, 150 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C96FF?

The complementary color is #FFB54C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C96FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C96FF color

#4C96FF rgb(76, 150, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C96FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 58.8% green and 100% blue (76, 150, 255).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Polar Glow (#5097FC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#4C96FF color codes

HEX	`#4C96FF`
RGB	`rgb(76, 150, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 58.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 70%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 41%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 10.78, -58.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 59.88, 280.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.93, 30.566, 98.805)`
Decimal	`5019391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C96FF, 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 #4C96FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4C96FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #4C96FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c96ff; }
.text { color: #4c96ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c96ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 150 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c96ff, #5b4cff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C96FF?: #4C96FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C96FF?: The RGB value is 76, 150, 255: 76 red, 150 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C96FF?: The complementary color is #FFB54C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C96FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.