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#4E7D8A closest to Submerged

#4E7D8A is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Submerged. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 49.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(78, 125, 138)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #4E7D8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.62:1.

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Variations of #4E7D8A

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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#4E7D8A 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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#4E7D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E7D8A 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 #6B738A
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #747A8B
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B7A8B
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B738A
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #64778A
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #348281
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #457F86
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6E787B

#4E7D8A contrast checker

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4.54:1 Good#4E7D8A text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.62:1 Good#4E7D8A text on black
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#4E7D8A in CSS

/* Submerged */
.color { color: #4E7D8A; }
.background { background-color: #4E7D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E7D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 125 138);
color: hsl(193 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.561 0.055 217.3);

#4E7D8A FAQ

What color is #4E7D8A?

#4E7D8A is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Submerged. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E7D8A?

#4E7D8A is rgb(78, 125, 138) in RGB, hsl(193, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E7D8A?

The complementary color of #4E7D8A is #8A5B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E7D8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E7D8A: 4.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E7D8A a warm or cool color?

#4E7D8A is a cool color.