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#4BBCE2 — Blue

#4BBCE2 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #4BBCE2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4BBCE2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2714B; it also sits naturally between #4BE2BC and #4B71E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4BBCE2 · RGB 75, 188, 226

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Color values

HEX#4BBCE2
RGB75, 188, 226
HSL195°, 72%, 59%
HSV195°, 67%, 89%
CMYK67%, 17%, 0%, 11%
XYZ34.61, 42.95, 78.42
Yxy42.95, 0.2219, 0.2754
CIE-Lab71.52, -20.20, -28.37
Hunter Lab65.54, -17.19, -29.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 74% · Blue 89%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4BBCE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4BBCE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4BBCE2

.text { color: #4BBCE2; }
.background { background-color: #4BBCE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4BBCE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(75, 188, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 72%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4BBCE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(75, 188, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4BBCE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(75, 188, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4BBCE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4BBCE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4BBCE2

#35B4DE#22A6D3#1F95BD#1A80A2#176F8C#135A72#0F495C#0B3442#07232C#030E12

Tints of #4BBCE2

#5DC3E5#6AC8E7#7BCEEA#8DD5EC#9FDBEF#ACE0F1#BDE7F4#CFEDF7#DCF2F9#EDF8FC

Tones of #4BBCE2

#56B7D7#61B1CC#6CACC1#76A7B7#80A1AC#8C9CA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2714B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.19:1 Fails
Against black text9.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #4BBCE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4BBCE2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4BBCE2: ·

How #4BBCE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7C7DD9Deuteranopia · #756DD7Tritanopia · #51D2D0

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4BBCE2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffecd6
#FFECD6 · #4CB9E7 · #3559E0 · #0F2167
Cosmic Horizon
#C34E1E · #E9906B · #50B9E4 · #A0D9EA
Lucky Ruby Bloom
#C123A6 · #BDDA33 · #4AC4DE · #EFCAE6
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#4CB9E7#50B9E4#4AC4DE#4BC6E5#46C3DB#4FC8E4#59BCE0#50C4ED#50B0DB#4AADDD#41C9E2#54B1EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4BBCE1  ·  #4BBCE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4BBCE2?

#4BBCE2 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 75, 188, 226). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4BBCE2?

#4BBCE2 is RGB 75, 188, 226 — HSL 195°, 72%, 59% — CMYK 67%, 17%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #4BBCE2?

Its complement is #E2714B; analogous partners are #4BE2BC and #4B71E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4BBCE2 for text?

Black text on #4BBCE2 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.