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#4E6B8A closest to Shipyard

#4E6B8A is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Shipyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(78, 107, 138)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #4E6B8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.54:1.

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#4E6B8A color conversion

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Variations of #4E6B8A

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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#4E6B8A 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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#4E6B8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E6B8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #586689
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F6C8B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A6B8B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #586689
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #55688A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #387275
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #476E81
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #636972

#4E6B8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.54:1 Good#4E6B8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.79:1 Poor#4E6B8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E6B8A in CSS

/* Shipyard */
.color { color: #4E6B8A; }
.background { background-color: #4E6B8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E6B8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 107 138);
color: hsl(211 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.518 0.060 250.7);

#4E6B8A FAQ

What color is #4E6B8A?

#4E6B8A is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Shipyard. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E6B8A?

#4E6B8A is rgb(78, 107, 138) in RGB, hsl(211, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 22%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E6B8A?

The complementary color of #4E6B8A is #8A6D4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E6B8A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E6B8A: 5.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E6B8A a warm or cool color?

#4E6B8A is a cool color.