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#4E8A9D closest to Underwater Moonlight

#4E8A9D is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Underwater Moonlight. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(78, 138, 157)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 34% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #4E8A9D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #4E8A9D

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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#4E8A9D 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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#4E8A9D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8A9D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #737E9D
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E879E
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73879E
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #737E9D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A829D
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #229090
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #418D97
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #778489

#4E8A9D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.86:1 Poor#4E8A9D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#4E8A9D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8A9D in CSS

/* Underwater Moonlight */
.color { color: #4E8A9D; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A9D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8A9D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 138 157);
color: hsl(194 34% 46%);
color: oklch(0.600 0.069 220.5);

#4E8A9D FAQ

What color is #4E8A9D?

#4E8A9D is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A9D?

#4E8A9D is rgb(78, 138, 157) in RGB, hsl(194, 34%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A9D?

The complementary color of #4E8A9D is #9D614E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8A9D?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8A9D: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8A9D a warm or cool color?

#4E8A9D is a cool color.