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#4E86BC Sea Salt Rivers

#4E86BC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(78, 134, 188)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 45% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #4E86BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.46:1.

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Variations of #4E86BC

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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#4E86BC 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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#4E86BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E86BC 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 #617DBB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F88BE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6787BE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #617DBB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D81BC
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009399
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3B8BAD
  • 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 #788393

#4E86BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.85:1 Poor#4E86BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.46:1 Good#4E86BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E86BC in CSS

/* Sea Salt Rivers */
.color { color: #4E86BC; }
.background { background-color: #4E86BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E86BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 134 188);
color: hsl(209 45% 52%);
color: oklch(0.605 0.102 249.0);

#4E86BC FAQ

What color is #4E86BC?

#4E86BC 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 #4E86BC?

#4E86BC is rgb(78, 134, 188) in RGB, hsl(209, 45%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 29%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E86BC?

The complementary color of #4E86BC is #BC844E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E86BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E86BC: 5.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E86BC a warm or cool color?

#4E86BC is a cool color.