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#4E86BB Sea Salt Rivers

#4E86BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Sea Salt Rivers. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 52.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 134, 187)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E86BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #4E86BB

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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#4E86BB 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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#4E86BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E86BB 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 #617DBA
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7088BD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6786BC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #617DBA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D81BB
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009298
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3B8BAC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #778393

#4E86BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.85:1 Poor#4E86BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#4E86BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E86BB in CSS

/* Sea Salt Rivers */
.color { color: #4E86BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E86BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E86BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 134 187);
color: hsl(209 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.101 248.6);

#4E86BB FAQ

What color is #4E86BB?

#4E86BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E86BB?

#4E86BB is rgb(78, 134, 187) in RGB, hsl(209, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 28%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E86BB?

The complementary color of #4E86BB is #BB834E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E86BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E86BB: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E86BB a warm or cool color?

#4E86BB is a cool color.