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#4E71EB closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#4E71EB is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 44.3% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(78, 113, 235)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 80% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #4E71EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.89:1.

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Variations of #4E71EB

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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#4E71EB 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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#4E71EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E71EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0073E9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2181EF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2F7CEE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0073E9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1E74EA
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #008EA3
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2F7ECE
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7178A0

#4E71EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#4E71EB text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.89:1 Good#4E71EB text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E71EB in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #4E71EB; }
.background { background-color: #4E71EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E71EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 113 235);
color: hsl(227 80% 61%);
color: oklch(0.589 0.188 268.1);

#4E71EB FAQ

What color is #4E71EB?

#4E71EB 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 #4E71EB?

#4E71EB is rgb(78, 113, 235) in RGB, hsl(227, 80%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E71EB?

The complementary color of #4E71EB is #EBC84E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E71EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E71EB: 4.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E71EB a warm or cool color?

#4E71EB is a cool color.