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#4E5C8A Wizard

#4E5C8A is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Wizard. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(78, 92, 138)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #4E5C8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.52:1.

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#4E5C8A color conversion

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Variations of #4E5C8A

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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#4E5C8A 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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#4E5C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #475B89
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C608C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C5F8B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #475B89
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #495C89
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3A656D
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #48607E
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5A5D6B

#4E5C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.52:1 Good#4E5C8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.22:1 Poor#4E5C8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E5C8A in CSS

/* Wizard */
.color { color: #4E5C8A; }
.background { background-color: #4E5C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 92 138);
color: hsl(226 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.483 0.076 270.4);

#4E5C8A FAQ

What color is #4E5C8A?

#4E5C8A is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wizard. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E5C8A?

#4E5C8A is rgb(78, 92, 138) in RGB, hsl(226, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 33%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5C8A?

The complementary color of #4E5C8A is #8A7C4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5C8A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5C8A: 6.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5C8A a warm or cool color?

#4E5C8A is a cool color.