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#4E748A closest to Shipyard

#4E748A is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Shipyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 45.5% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(78, 116, 138)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #4E748A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #4E748A

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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#4E748A 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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#4E748A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E748A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #616C8A
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A738B
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #63738B
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #616C8A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D6F8A
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #367A7B
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #467683
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #687077

#4E748A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#4E748A text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#4E748A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E748A in CSS

/* Shipyard */
.color { color: #4E748A; }
.background { background-color: #4E748A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E748A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 116 138);
color: hsl(202 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.539 0.055 234.6);

#4E748A FAQ

What color is #4E748A?

#4E748A 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 #4E748A?

#4E748A is rgb(78, 116, 138) in RGB, hsl(202, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 16%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E748A?

The complementary color of #4E748A is #8A644E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E748A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E748A: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E748A a warm or cool color?

#4E748A is a cool color.