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#4E79FF closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#4E79FF 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, 47.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(78, 121, 255)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 69% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #4E79FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.50:1.

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Variations of #4E79FF

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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#4E79FF 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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#4E79FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E79FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #007BFC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #168BFF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2985FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #007BFC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #097CFE
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0099B0
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2387DF
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7880AD

#4E79FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.82:1 Poor#4E79FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.50:1 Good#4E79FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E79FF in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #4E79FF; }
.background { background-color: #4E79FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E79FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 121 255);
color: hsl(225 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.619 0.205 266.8);

#4E79FF FAQ

What color is #4E79FF?

#4E79FF 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 #4E79FF?

#4E79FF is rgb(78, 121, 255) in RGB, hsl(225, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(69%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E79FF?

The complementary color of #4E79FF is #FFD44E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E79FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E79FF: 5.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E79FF a warm or cool color?

#4E79FF is a cool color.