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#4E83DF closest to Blue Jay

#4E83DF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blue Jay. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51.4% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(78, 131, 223)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 69% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #4E83DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.64:1.

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Variations of #4E83DF

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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#4E83DF 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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#4E83DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E83DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #427EDD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #598CE3
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5588E1
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #427EDD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4881DE
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0098A6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #318CC8
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7984A1

#4E83DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.73:1 Poor#4E83DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.64:1 Good#4E83DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E83DF in CSS

/* Blue Jay */
.color { color: #4E83DF; }
.background { background-color: #4E83DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E83DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 131 223);
color: hsl(218 69% 59%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.151 260.7);

#4E83DF FAQ

What color is #4E83DF?

#4E83DF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E83DF?

#4E83DF is rgb(78, 131, 223) in RGB, hsl(218, 69%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 41%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E83DF?

The complementary color of #4E83DF is #DFAA4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E83DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E83DF: 5.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E83DF a warm or cool color?

#4E83DF is a cool color.