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#4D74FF closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#4D74FF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(77, 116, 255)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 70% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #4D74FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.26:1.

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Variations of #4D74FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4D74FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4D74FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4D74FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0077FC
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0088FF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1782FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0077FC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0078FE
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0096AE
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2183DF
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #757DAB

#4D74FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.99:1 Poor#4D74FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.26:1 Good#4D74FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4D74FF in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #4D74FF; }
.background { background-color: #4D74FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4D74FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(77 116 255);
color: hsl(227 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.609 0.211 267.8);

#4D74FF FAQ

What color is #4D74FF?

#4D74FF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4D74FF?

#4D74FF is rgb(77, 116, 255) in RGB, hsl(227, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(70%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4D74FF?

The complementary color of #4D74FF is #FFD84D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4D74FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4D74FF: 5.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4D74FF a warm or cool color?

#4D74FF is a cool color.