#4DB1C8Viking (#4DB1C8) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 215°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.098. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #4DB1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 177, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 12%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.4 -22.2 -20.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.098 215) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Viking shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#60adbb — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#58b2c4 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#4db1c8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4bb2cb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Viking in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.49:1 and against black 8.44:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dcf8ff · #84d8ed · #4db1c8 · #2a8a9f · #006476 · #00404c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8dd8cc · #6bc5ca · #4db1c8 · #4f99bd · #5382ad · #556b98
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b3c1e2 · #4db1c8 · #3e90a3 · #4d639e · #005463 · #242f4c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c0f2ff · #b0c9d0 · #4db1c8 · #b36a57 · #3f6872 · #2d474e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbefec · #4db1c8 · #7a8a8e · #564f4d · #132428 · #040101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeeb · #d5c5c1 · #aa9893 · #321e19 · #0e0100 · #4db1c8
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dab4 · #4db1c8 · #7c8db7 · #9a621d · #472b2e · #04110e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #4db1c8 · #af7280 · #744300 · #3f091b · #150600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffebfa · #4db1c8 · #a47499 · #605000 · #292000 · #040003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eeff · #4db1c8 · #917aac · #7d3a29 · #1a2600 · #070000
#6ABDD1 · #83C9DB · #9CD6E4 · #B3E2EE · #CAEEF7
#3592A6 · #1C7486 · #005767 · #003B46 · #002128
#66AEC0 · #79ABB8 · #89A8B0
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.