4E89BB

#4E89BB closest to Sea Salt Rivers

#4E89BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 53.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 137, 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. #4E89BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.62:1.

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Variations of #4E89BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E89BB 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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#4E89BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E89BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #657FBA
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #748ABD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A89BC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #657FBA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6083BB
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00959A
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3B8EAD
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #798594

#4E89BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.74:1 Poor#4E89BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.62:1 Good#4E89BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E89BB in CSS

/* Sea Salt Rivers */
.color { color: #4E89BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E89BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E89BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 137 187);
color: hsl(208 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.098 245.9);

#4E89BB FAQ

What color is #4E89BB?

#4E89BB 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 #4E89BB?

#4E89BB is rgb(78, 137, 187) in RGB, hsl(208, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 27%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E89BB?

The complementary color of #4E89BB is #BB804E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E89BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E89BB: 5.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E89BB a warm or cool color?

#4E89BB is a cool color.