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#4E71AE closest to Song of the Sea

#4E71AE is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Song of the Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 44.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(78, 113, 174)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 38% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #4E71AE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.89:1.

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Variations of #4E71AE

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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#4E71AE 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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#4E71AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E71AE 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 #4D6DAD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5876B1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5574B0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4D6DAD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4E6FAD
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #157E87
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #40779E
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #717171
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #697184

#4E71AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.89:1 Good#4E71AE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#4E71AE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E71AE in CSS

/* Song of the Sea */
.color { color: #4E71AE; }
.background { background-color: #4E71AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E71AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 113 174);
color: hsl(218 38% 49%);
color: oklch(0.550 0.104 260.9);

#4E71AE FAQ

What color is #4E71AE?

#4E71AE is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Song of the Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E71AE?

#4E71AE is rgb(78, 113, 174) in RGB, hsl(218, 38%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 35%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E71AE?

The complementary color of #4E71AE is #AE8B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E71AE?

White text has the best contrast on #4E71AE: 4.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E71AE a warm or cool color?

#4E71AE is a cool color.