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#4E8DCD closest to Magical Merlin

#4E8DCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Magical Merlin. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 55.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(78, 141, 205)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 56% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4E8DCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.02:1.

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Variations of #4E8DCD

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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#4E8DCD 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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#4E8DCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8DCD 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 #6084CC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7290D0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #698ECF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6084CC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D88CC
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009CA4
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3593BC
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E8A9E

#4E8DCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.49:1 Poor#4E8DCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.02:1 Good#4E8DCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8DCD in CSS

/* Magical Merlin */
.color { color: #4E8DCD; }
.background { background-color: #4E8DCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8DCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 141 205);
color: hsl(210 56% 55%);
color: oklch(0.630 0.117 250.5);

#4E8DCD FAQ

What color is #4E8DCD?

#4E8DCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8DCD?

#4E8DCD is rgb(78, 141, 205) in RGB, hsl(210, 56%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8DCD?

The complementary color of #4E8DCD is #CD8E4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8DCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8DCD: 6.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8DCD a warm or cool color?

#4E8DCD is a cool color.