Palettes / Colors / #4DB8FF

#4DB8FF — Vivid Blue

#4DB8FF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#4DB8FF 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 #FF944D; it also sits naturally between #4DFFED and #4D5EFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 30% · Green 72% · Blue 100%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4DB8FF

.text { color: #4DB8FF; }
.background { background-color: #4DB8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4DB8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(77, 184, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 100%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4DB8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(77, 184, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4DB8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(77, 184, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4DB8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4DB8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF944D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4DB8FF: #000000.

How #4DB8FF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4DB8FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4DB8FF?

#4DB8FF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 77, 184, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4DB8FF?

#4DB8FF is RGB 77, 184, 255 — HSL 204°, 100%, 65% — CMYK 70%, 28%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #4DB8FF?

Its complement is #FF944D; analogous partners are #4DFFED and #4D5EFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4DB8FF for text?

Black text on #4DB8FF has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.