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#4E88BB Sea Salt Rivers

#4E88BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Sea Salt Rivers. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 53.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 136, 187)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E88BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.56:1.

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Variations of #4E88BB

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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#4E88BB 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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#4E88BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E88BB 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 #647FBA
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7289BD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6988BC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #647FBA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F82BB
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00949A
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3B8DAD
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #798594

#4E88BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.77:1 Poor#4E88BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.56:1 Good#4E88BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E88BB in CSS

/* Sea Salt Rivers */
.color { color: #4E88BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E88BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E88BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 136 187);
color: hsl(208 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.609 0.099 246.8);

#4E88BB FAQ

What color is #4E88BB?

#4E88BB 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 #4E88BB?

#4E88BB is rgb(78, 136, 187) in RGB, hsl(208, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 27%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E88BB?

The complementary color of #4E88BB is #BB814E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E88BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E88BB: 5.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E88BB a warm or cool color?

#4E88BB is a cool color.