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#4E68DF closest to Royal Blue

#4E68DF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Royal Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(78, 104, 223)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 69% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #4E68DF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.81:1.

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Variations of #4E68DF

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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#4E68DF 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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#4E68DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E68DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #006CDD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1279E3
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2974E1
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #006CDD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1B6CDE
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #008499
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3475C3
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #727272
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A7097

#4E68DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.81:1 Good#4E68DF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.37:1 Poor#4E68DF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E68DF in CSS

/* Royal Blue */
.color { color: #4E68DF; }
.background { background-color: #4E68DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E68DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 104 223);
color: hsl(229 69% 59%);
color: oklch(0.563 0.183 270.2);

#4E68DF FAQ

What color is #4E68DF?

#4E68DF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Royal Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E68DF?

#4E68DF is rgb(78, 104, 223) in RGB, hsl(229, 69%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 53%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E68DF?

The complementary color of #4E68DF is #DFC54E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E68DF?

White text has the best contrast on #4E68DF: 4.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E68DF a warm or cool color?

#4E68DF is a cool color.