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Carolina Blue

#4B9CD3

Conversions

HEX#4B9CD3

RGBrgb(75, 156, 211)

HSLhsl(204, 61%, 56%)

HSVhsv(204, 64%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 26%, 0%, 17%)

Copy CSS

color: #4b9cd3;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(75, 156, 211);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(204, 61%, 56%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.00 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.37 : 1

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About Carolina Blue

Carolina Blue is the hex color #4B9CD3, which translates to rgb(75, 156, 211) in RGB and hsl(204, 61%, 56%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 204 degrees, with a saturation of 61 percent and a lightness of 56 percent. That combination gives Carolina Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Carolina Blue compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is steelblue (#4682B4), a CIE76 distance of 10.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is sky-500 (#00A6F4), at a distance of 13.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blue Gray at 6.4. Sorted by lightness, Carolina Blue is number 21 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Carolina Blue

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Carolina Blue, led by Ink black at 6.37:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Carolina Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Carolina Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.00:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.37:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.43:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Carolina Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Carolina Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Carolina Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#4B9CD3
RGB	rgb(75, 156, 211)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 26%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.55% 0.1138 241.09)
CIELAB	lab(61.63 -7.80 -35.42)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.